Claiming knowledge : strategies of epistemology from theosophy to the New Age /

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This work deals with the transformation of religious creativity in the late modern West. Its point of departure is a set of esoteric beliefs, from Theosophy to the New Age. It shows how these traditions have adapted to the cultural givens of each successive epoch.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hammer, Olav
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004.
Colección:Studies in the history of religions ; 90.
Temas:
Knowledge, Theory of (Religion)
Postmodernism > Religious aspects.
Theosophy.
New Age movement.
Postmodernisme > Aspect religieux.
Théosophie.
Nouvel Âge (Mouvement)
theosophy.
RELIGION > Eckankar.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > New Thought.
New Age movement
Postmodernism > Religious aspects
Theosophy
Esoterisme.
Kennistheorie.
Connaissance, Théorie de la.
Nouvel âge (mouvement)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; The Plan of This Study; Note; Acknowledgments; I. INTRODUCTION; II. SOME THEORETICAL PRELIMINARIES; III. SOME ESOTERIC POSITIONS: A HISTORICAL SKETCH; IV. THE APPEAL TO TRADITION; V. SCIENTISM AS A LANGUAGE OF FAITH; VI. NARRATIVES OF EXPERIENCE; VII. A CASE STUDY: REINCARNATION; VIII. CODA; List of Sources; References; Index of Names; Index of Subjects.

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