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An Introduction to Western Esotericism - 9780773450196

Un libro in lingua di Chishty mujahid Nadya Q., Grandy Emma (FRW) edito da Edwin Mellen Pr, 2008

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Marked by the work of such as Hanegraaf, Yersluis, Joscelyn Godwin, von Stuckrade, Faive and others over several decades, the study of Western esotericism is still dynamic and sometimes marked by chaos. Chishty-Mujahid (English, Drake U.) Takes on the considerable tasks of not only explaining the fields historical development and trajectory but also develops new arguments. She works through larger issues in the discipline, orienting readers to the aforesaid illuminati, then moves from text to text, from Browning's Childe Roland to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, identifying and explaining the esotericism she finds. Into a particularly interesting chapter she introduces the Mantegna tarocchi and a renaissance tarot deck as a mutus liber of ritualistic initiation. The result, although it deals with difficult material, is remarkably accessible while retaining scholastic rigor. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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