Deconstructing 'Western esotericism
On Wouter Hanegraaff'sEsotericism and the Academy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4372271 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Olav Hammer (0000-0002-5339-2349, University of Southern Denmark, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 241-251 |
| Publication date | 2013-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0048-721X • E-ISSN: 1096-1151 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0048721x.2013.767609 |
| OpenAlex | W2133277423 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 12 |
This paper discusses a number of consequences that – although not always intended by the author – can be drawn from the radically historicist approach adopted by Wouter J. Hanegraaff in his monograph Esotericism and the Academy. These consequences are the atomization of ‘esotericism’ into a disparate range of ideas, practices, and currents with few if any shared elements; a better approximation to contemporary anthropological views of culture and cultural innovation; a focus on polemical strategies rather than substantive contents and a concomitant possibility of cross-cultural comparison; a reluctance to engage with theories of broader scope; and a vacillation between seeing ‘esotericism’ as merely a waste-basket category and attempting nonetheless to salvage a minimal substantive definition
Epistemology · Historicism · Scope (computer science) · Sociology · Cross-Cultural and Social Analysis · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · Philosophy · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |