Broschiertes Buch

The Occult Nineteenth Century

Roots, Developments, and Impact on the Modern World

Herausgegeben: Pokorny, Lukas; Winter, Franz

Beschreibung

The nineteenth century witnessed a proliferation of alternative religious currents and practices, appropriating earlier traditions, entangling geographically distinct spiritual discourses, and crafting a repository of mindscapes eminently suitable to be accommodated by later generations of thinkers and practitioners. Penned by specialists in the field, this volume examines important themes and figures pertaining to this occult amalgam and its resonance into the twentieth century and beyond. Global guises of the occult, ranging from the Americas and Europe to India, are variously addressed, with special attention to the crucial role of mesmerism and the origins of modern yoga.

Autor

Lukas Pokorny is Professor and Chair in Religious Studies at the Department of Religious Studies, University of Vienna, Austria.  Franz Winter is Professor of Religious Studies at the Department of Religious Studies, University of Graz, Austria.

Produktdetails

• Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-030-55320-3
• 1st edition 2021
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 148mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 585g
• ISBN-13: 9783030553203
• ISBN-10: 3030553205
• Artikelnr.: 63132695

Rezensionen

"This impressive volume makes an important contribution to the understanding of occult concepts in the nineteenth century, their origins, and their influence on modern culture. ... The volume represents a compilation of highly original scholarship, being a valuable and muchrecommended addition to the study of occultism and esotericism." (Nicole Maria Bauer, Religious Studies Review, Vol. 47 (1), March, 2021)