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ModeratorPermalink Reply by John on May 28, 2013 at 9:53am

SUNY (State University of New York) series in Western Esoteric Traditions:

Antoine Faivre (2010), Western Esotericism, A Concise History, SUNY

Antoine Faivre (2000), Theosophy, Imagination, Tradition, SUNY

NOTE: One reason we may mention Faivre, probably too much, is that his work was foundational in the field. He is a primary source.


"The heuristic  value of Faivre's definition is undeniable. ... It is clear, however, that largely thanks to the Faivre paradigm in the 1990's. Western esotericism is now increasingly recognized as an area of research that deserves serious academic attention, and the implications of which are likely to transform our perception of Western religious history as a whole."

Wouter J. Hanegraaff, Dictionary of Gnosis and Western Esotericism, Brill Press.

Permalink Reply by PuzzleSolver on May 31, 2013 at 12:50am

Awesome, just a few more days and Theosophy, Imagination, Tradition will be at my door :)

I'm excited...

ModeratorPermalink Reply by John on May 31, 2013 at 9:30pm

Great !

feel free to always ask any questions, once you get into the book!

John

p.s. it is somewhat of a seminal work. Good book.

ModeratorPermalink Reply by John on May 28, 2013 at 10:12am

Wouter J. Hanegraaff editor (2006) , Dictionary of Gnosis and Western Esotericism, Brill Press.

Excellent reference book (about 1200+ pages). It seems closer to an encyclopedia than a dictionary

Below - Authors list, including articles contributed

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• ContributorsGnosisEsotericDict.pdf, 1.5 MB