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Author Hanegraaff, Wouter J.

Title New Age religion and Western culture : esotericism in the mirror of secular thought / by Wouter J. Hanegraaff.

Publication Info. Leiden ; New York : E.J. Brill, 1996.

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 580 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Studies in the history of religions, 0169-8834 ; v. 72
Studies in the history of religions ; 72.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents Table of Contents; Introduction; Part One: ORIENTATION: MAJOR TRENDS IN NEW AGE RELIGION; Part Two: EXPOSITION: THE VARIETIES OF NEW AGE EXPERIENCE; Part Three: INTERPRETATION: NEW AGE RELIGION AND TRADITIONAL ESOTERICISM; Appendix: Primary New Age Sources (in alphabetical order); Bibliography; Index of Subjects; Index of Names.
Summary Analyzing contemporary New Age beliefs, this work argues that the foundations of such beliefs lie in the Western esoteric traditions of the Renaissance. The modern New Age movement is seen as having emerged from the secularization of those esoteric traditions during the 19th century.
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Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
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Subject New Age movement.
New Age movement.
Occultism.
Occultism.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Hanegraaff, Wouter J. New Age religion and Western culture. Leiden ; New York : E.J. Brill, 1996 (DLC) 96034697
ISBN 9004106952 (cloth ; alkaline paper)
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1417540710 (electronic book)
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