Eranos : an alternative intellectual history of the twentieth century / Hans Thomas Hakl ; translated by Christopher McIntosh ; with the collaboration of Hereward Tilton.
Originally published under title: Der verborgene Geist von Eranos : unbekannte Begegnungen von Wissenschaft und Esoterik : eine alternative Geistesgeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts.
Co-published by Equinox.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-426) and index.
Contents
The significance of Eranos -- An esoteric prelude to Eranos -- Yearning for the east : Monte Verità and the school of wisdom -- Toward Eranos -- The first Eranos meeting : an idea comes to life -- Eranos and national socialism -- The years 1934-37 -- Eranos 1938 : the United States shows interest -- The war years -- New prospects after the world conflict -- The heyday begins -- The early 1950s -- Polytheism versus monotheism -- An end, some new beginnings and repeated turbulence -- Delicate questions and attempts to answer them -- Eranos as a prototype -- The end of a cycle ... or perhaps not.
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