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- Bogdan, Henrik, 1972
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Western Esotericism and New Religious Movements
- 2016
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In: The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements (Vol. II). Edited by James R. Lewis and Inga B. Tøllefsen. - New York : Oxford University Press. - 9780190466176 ; , s. 455-468
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The study of Western esotericism is a comparatively new field of research that covers a wide range of currents, notions and practices from late antiquity to the present. Esotericism is often understood as the “rejected knowledge” of Western culture, which often centers on claims of absolute knowledge or gnosis. This chapter discusses four discourses that can be found in many esoteric NRMs, namely “secrecy and unveiling”, “initiation and progress”, “the higher self”, and “Secret Masters”. In the second part of the chapter four examples of esoteric NRMs are briefly discussed, Spiritualism, Theosophy, Thelema, and Wicca.
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- Frisk, Liselotte, 1959-, et al.
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The New Age
- 2016
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In: The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements. - New York : Oxford University Press. - 9780190466176
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)
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- Moberg, Jessica, 1981
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Material Religion
- 2016
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In: The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements, Volume II / Edited by James R. Lewis and Inga B. Tollefsen. - Oxford : Oxford University Press. - 9780190466176 ; , s. 380-392
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)
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