Locations of knowledge in medieval and early modern Europe: esoteric discourse and Western identities

One characteristic of European history of religion is a two-fold pluralisma "a pluralism of religious identities on the one hand, and a pluralism of various societal systems that interact with religious systems on the other. Addressing discourses of perfect knowledge in Western culture between...

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Contributors: Stuckrad, Kocku von 1966- (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill 2010
In:Year: 2010
Series/Journal:Brill's studies in intellectual history 0920-8607 v. 186
Brill's studies in intellectual history v. 186
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Europe / Secret sciences / Group identity / Multi-cultural society / Social situation / History 1200-1800
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B BODY, MIND & SPIRIT ; Occultism
B Discourse analysis Europe
B Europe Intellectual life Sources
B Group Identity (Europe) History
B Europe Social conditions
B History
B Europe Intellectual life Sources
B Discourse Analysis Europe
B Europe Intellectual life
B Identiteit
B BODY, MIND & SPIRIT ; Parapsychology ; General
B Social change Europe History
B Europe Religious life and customs
B Electronic books
B Ockultism ; historia ; Europa
B Europe Religious life and customs Europe
B Discourse Analysis (Europe)
B Social situation
B Europa ; intellektuellt liv ; historia ; källor
B Esotericism
B Group Identity
B Europe
B Group Identity History Europe
B Sources
B Occultism Sources History Europe
B Discourse Analysis
B Esoterisme
B Europe Intellectual life
B Philosophy
B Social Change
B Cultural Pluralism
B Europe Social conditions
B Occultism (Europe) History Sources
B Secret sciences
B Social Change History Europe
B Social Change (Europe) History
B Occultism History Europe
B BODY, MIND & SPIRIT ; Supernatural
B Intellectual life
B Europe Sources Intellectual life
B Europe Religious life and customs
B Cultural Pluralism History Europe
B Occultism (Europe) History
B Occultism Europe History Sources
B Occultism
B Group identity
B Occultism Europe History
B Esoterism ; historia ; Europa
B Group identity Europe History
B Cultural Pluralism (Europe) History
B Social Conditions
B BODY, MIND & SPIRIT ; Reference
B Cultural pluralism Europe History
B Multi-cultural society
B Bibliography
B BODY, MIND & SPIRIT ; Mysticism
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Summary:One characteristic of European history of religion is a two-fold pluralisma "a pluralism of religious identities on the one hand, and a pluralism of various societal systems that interact with religious systems on the other. Addressing discourses of perfect knowledge in Western culture between 1200 and 1800, this book integrates the study of Western esotericism in a larger analytical framework of European history of religion. Viewed from a structuralist perspective, a ~esoteric discoursea (TM) provides an analytical framework that helps to reveal genealogies of modern identities in a plur
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
ISBN:9004184236