Dictionary of Gnosis and Western Esotericism, 2 vols.B638 2004-065465 90-04-14187-1 Dictionary of gnosis gno·sis n. Intuitive apprehension of spiritual truths, an esoteric form of knowledge sought by the Gnostics. [Greek gn & western esotericism es·o·ter·i·cism n. 1. Esoteric teachings or practices. 2. The quality or condition of being esoteric. esotericism 1. ; 2v. Title main entry. Ed. by Wouter J. Hanegraaff. Brill Academic Publishers, [c]2005 1228 p. $289.00 Philosophers, historians, religious historians, and graduate students in these fields will find this new dictionary to be a useful and thought-provoking resource, containing scholarly historic entries on the ideas, works, and lives of those linked to areas of thought outside the norms of orthodox religious practice, and elevating their importance in the process. Newton, Ficino, Paracelsus, Llull, Viterbo, Oetinger, Zoroaster, and Marcus the Magician are some of the thinkers featured. Other entry topics include mesmerism mesmerism: see hypnotism. , Catharism, neo-Catharism, satanism, amulets, and neopaganism Neopaganism, polytheistic religious movement, practiced in small groups by partisans of pre-Christian religious traditions such as Egyptian, Greek, Norse, and Celtic. . Several topics--including alchemy, astrology, Jewish influences, intermediary beings, magic, music, hermetic hermetic /her·met·ic/ (her-met´ik) impervious to air. her·met·ic or her·met·i·cal adj. Completely sealed, especially against the escape or entry of air. literature, neoplatonism, and secrecy--appear in multiple entries describing the practice or thought from ancient times through the present. An international group of scholars wrote the entries (many appear in English translation). Hanegraaff teaches at the U. of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. |
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