{"id":11953,"date":"2020-12-16T10:29:47","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T17:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=11953"},"modified":"2020-12-16T10:29:47","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T17:29:47","slug":"new-collection-on-western-esotericism-downloadable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=11953","title":{"rendered":"New Collection on Western Esotericism, Downloadable"},"content":{"rendered":"

Quick, while it’s free, you can download New Approaches to the Study of Esotericism,<\/em> <\/a>edited by Egil Asprem<\/a> (he has published in The Pomegranate<\/em><\/a>) and Julian Strube<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The blurb:<\/p>\n

\"\"This volume offers new approaches to some of the biggest persistent challenges in the study of esotericism and beyond. Commonly understood as a particularly \u201cWestern\u201d undertaking consisting of religious, philosophical, and ritual traditions that go back to Mediterranean antiquity, this book argues for a global approach that significantly expands the scope of esotericism and highlights its relevance for broader theoretical and methodological debates in the humanities and social sciences.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That final sentence could be applied to Pagan studies too, which has the potential to upset a lot of comfortable thought about “religion.” But we need to do more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Quick, while it’s free, you can download New Approaches to the Study of Esotericism, edited by Egil Asprem (he has published in The Pomegranate) and Julian Strube. The blurb: This volume offers new approaches to some of the biggest persistent challenges in the study of esotericism and beyond. 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