New Age Religion and Western Culture: Esotericism in the Mirror of Secular Thought (Studies in the History of Religions, 72.) (edition 1996)

by Professor of History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents Wouter J Hanegraaff (Author)

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Analyzing contemporary New Age beliefs, this work argues that the foundations of such beliefs lie in the Western esoteric traditions of the Renaissance. The modern New Age movement is seen as having emerged from the secularization of those esoteric traditions during the 19th century.

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Title:	New Age Religion and Western Culture: Esotericism in the Mirror of Secular Thought (Studies in the History of Religions, 72.)
Authors:	Professor of History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents Wouter J Hanegraaff (Author)
Info:	Brill (1996), 582 pages
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Denn die einen sind im Dunkel

Und die andern sind im Licht

Und man siehet die im Lichte

Die im Dunkeln sieht man nicht

Bertolt Brecht, Dreigroschenoper

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During the 1980s, and continuing into the 1990s, there has been much talk in western society about the New Age movement.

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Analyzing contemporary New Age beliefs, this work argues that the foundations of such beliefs lie in the Western esoteric traditions of the Renaissance. The modern New Age movement is seen as having emerged from the secularization of those esoteric traditions during the 19th century.

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