The Debate about Esotericism in Buddhism and Theosophy
In spite of the fruitful development of interreligious dialogue, the claim of esoteric religiosity appears to be a major stumbling block for dialogue. However, the foundation of this claim should not be considered historical but mythical, as it aims to buttress religious identity by unveiling secret...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peeters
2023
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Studies in interreligious dialogue
Year: 2023, Volume: 33, Issue: 2, Pages: 221-232 |
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| Summary: | In spite of the fruitful development of interreligious dialogue, the claim of esoteric religiosity appears to be a major stumbling block for dialogue. However, the foundation of this claim should not be considered historical but mythical, as it aims to buttress religious identity by unveiling secrets, supposedly hidden for centuries, coupled with a strong rejection of official religion. A similar aversion against ‘institutional religion’ may be observed in claims by modern Gnostics to unearth the original teaching of Jesus and by adepts of modern hermeticism to reveal the ‘true wisdom’, supposedly suppressed by the church. |
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| ISSN: | 1783-1806 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studies in interreligious dialogue
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/SID.33.2.3292476 |