Niklas Nenzén
Biographic Data
| ID | 9726407 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Niklas Nenzén |
| GIVEN NAMES | Niklas |
| FAMILY NAME | Nenzén |
| SIGNATURE | NENZÉN N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Uppsala University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2232-5175 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Mystik och polemik
In recent studies of Western esotericism, the essentialist status and “religionist” design of the concept of gnosis has been disputed. Current aspects of the concept to discuss are gnosis as modern construction, as reflective surface of a secular worldview, and as an element in revisionary historiographies. This article explores the dynamic of tradition and renewal of the concept of gnosis, employing as a case study the Lectorium Rosicrucianum, a…
The Epistemology of the “Great Invisibles”
The central collective myth of surrealism, Les grands transparents , was designed by André Breton in 1947 as a means for imagining a desirable society through effecting a vitalizing sense of the unknown and a “decentering of man”. As a contribution to the recent re-examination of surrealism in view of theoretical developments in the field of Western esotericism, this article argues that Breton utilizes his mythic narrative to articulate a transfo…
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Mystik och polemik
In recent studies of Western esotericism, the essentialist status and “religionist” design of the concept of gnosis has been disputed. Current aspects of the concept to discuss are gnosis as modern construction, as reflective surface of a secular worldview, and as an element in revisionary historiographies. This article explores the dynamic of tradition and renewal of the concept of gnosis, employing as a case study the Lectorium Rosicrucianum, a…
The Epistemology of the “Great Invisibles”
The central collective myth of surrealism, Les grands transparents , was designed by André Breton in 1947 as a means for imagining a desirable society through effecting a vitalizing sense of the unknown and a “decentering of man”. As a contribution to the recent re-examination of surrealism in view of theoretical developments in the field of Western esotericism, this article argues that Breton utilizes his mythic narrative to articulate a transfo…
Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Alchemy (1 work) · Appeal (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Dualism (1 work) · Essentialism (1 work)