Occultism in a Global Perspective

Informationen zum Autor
Henrik Bogdan is Docent, History of Religions at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Gordan Djurdjevic lectures in the Department of Humanities at the Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, Canada.

Klappentext
'Occultism in a Global Perspective' presents a broad international overview of occultism. Essays range across the German magical order of the Fraternitas Saturni, esoteric Satanism in Denmark, sexual magic in Colombia and the reception of occultism in modern Turkey, India and the former Yugoslavia.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Introduction: Occultism in a Global Perspective, Henrik Bogdan and Gordan Djurdjevic; 2. Locating the West: Problematizing the Western in Western Esotericism and Occultism, Kennet Granholm; 3. The Magical Order of the Fraternitas Saturni, Hans Thomas Hakl; 4. 'In communication with the powers of darkness': Satanism in turn-of-the-century Denmark, and its use as a legitimating device in present-day esotericism, Per Faxneld; 5. Hidden Wisdom in the Ill-Ordered House: A Short Survey of Occultism in Former Yugoslavia, Gordan Djurdjevic; 6. Occultism and Christianity in Twentieth Century Italy: Tommaso Palamidessi's Christian Magic, Francesco Baroni; 7. Savitri Devi, Miguel Serrano, and the Global Phenomenon of Esoteric Hitlerism, Arthur Versluis; 8. Sexual Magic and Gnosis in Colombia: Tracing the Influence of G.I. Gurdjieff on Samael Aun Weor, PiereLuigi Zoccatelli; 9. Occultism in an Islamic Context: The Case of Modern Turkey From the Nineteenth Century to the Present Time, Thierry Zarconne; 10. Reception of Occultism in India: The Case of the Holy Order of Krishna, Henrik Bogdan; 11. Transnational Necromancy: W. B. Yeats, Izumi Kyoka, and neo-no as Occultic Stagecraft, Emily Somers; 12. An Australian Original: Rosaleen Norton and her Magical Cosmology, Nevill Drury



The book easily ranks as one of the significant contributions of the year. Heterodoxology blog "A welcome and valuable addition to our knowledge about this wide-ranging subject Occultism in a Global Perspective is a book of profound significance for anthropologists." Anthropology Review Database "A valuable set of studies of little known movements" Magonia Review of Books

Autorentext
Henrik Bogdan is Docent, History of Religions at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Gordan Djurdjevic lectures in the Department of Humanities at the Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, Canada.

Klappentext
Occultism in a Global Perspective presents a broad international overview of occultism. Essays range across the German magical order of the Fraternitas Saturni, esoteric Satanism in Denmark, sexual magic in Colombia and the reception of occultism in modern Turkey, India and the former Yugoslavia.

Zusammenfassung
Occultism in a Global Perspective presents a broad international overview of occultism. Essays range across the German magical order of the Fraternitas Saturni, esoteric Satanism in Denmark, sexual magic in Colombia and the reception of occultism in modern Turkey, India and the former Yugoslavia.

Inhalt
1. Introduction: Occultism in a Global Perspective, Henrik Bogdan and Gordan Djurdjevic
2. Locating the West: Problematizing the Western in Western Esotericism and Occultism, Kennet Granholm
3. The Magical Order of the Fraternitas Saturni, Hans Thomas Hakl
4. 'In communication with the powers of darkness': Satanism in turn-of-the-century Denmark, and its use as a legitimating device in present-day esotericism, Per Faxneld
5. Hidden Wisdom in the Ill-Ordered House: A Short Survey of Occultism in Former Yugoslavia, Gordan Djurdjevic
6. Occultism and Christianity in Twentieth Century Italy: Tommaso Palamidessi's Christian Magic, Francesco Baroni
7. Savitri Devi, Miguel Serrano, and the Global Phenomenon of Esoteric Hitlerism, Arthur Versluis
8. Sexual Magic and Gnosis in Colombia: Tracing the Influence of G.I. Gurdjieff on Samael Aun Weor, PiereLuigi Zoccatelli
9. Occultism in an Islamic Context: The Case of Modern Turkey From the Nineteenth Century to the Present Time, Thierry Zarconne
10. Reception of Occultism in India: The Case of the Holy Order of Krishna, Henrik Bogdan
11. Transnational Necromancy: W. B. Yeats, Izumi Kyôka, and neo-nô as Occultic Stagecraft, Emily Somers
12. An Australian Original: Rosaleen Norton and her Magical Cosmology, Nevill Drury

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