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Wouter J. Hanegraaff Esotericism in Western Culture (Paperback). This accessible introduction by the world’s leading expert explains why the study of esotericism is not a marginal pursuit but belongs at the center of modern research in the humanities. Author: Wouter J. Hanegraaff. Further DetailsTitle: Esotericism in Western Culture Condition: New Description: This accessible introduction by the world’s leading expert explains why the study of esotericism is not a marginal pursuit but belongs at the center of modern research in the humanities . Reflecting updates in the field since the foundational publication Western Esotericism: A Guide for the Perplexed (2013), Wouter J. Hanegraaff demonstrates that the exclusion of “rejected knowledge” from normative accounts of Western civilization is the reflection of a narrow Eurocentric ideology that became the template for discrediting and ultimately destroying so-called “primitive” cultures associated with “superstition” and “pagan idolatry” during the global colonial age. Rejecting this “rejection of rejected knowledge” means restoring the suppressed to its legitimate place in history and cultural analysis. Through this approach, Wouter J. Hanegraaff depicts a radically inclusive vision of the Greater West and its forgotten histories, from pagan antiquity through Jewish, Christian, and Islamic cultures up to secular modernity and beyond. Author: Wouter J. Hanegraaff EAN: 9781350459694 Format: Paperback Country/Region of Manufacture: GB ISBN-10: 1350459690 ISBN: 9781350459694 Language: English Item Height: 234mm Item Length: 156mm Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality Item Width: 22mm Item Weight: 520g Subtitle: Counter-Normativity and Rejected Knowledge Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic Release Date: 05/29/2025 Release Year: 2025 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
