New Approaches to the Study of Esotericism - (Supplements to Method & Theory in the Study of Religion) by Egil Asprem (Hardcover)

About the Book

New Approaches in the Study of Esotericism offers a roadmap to the field's expanding horizon. The volume critically rethinks established approaches in the field, introducing interdisciplinary perspectives on aspects such as global entanglements, secrecy, gender, and race, beyond "the West."

Book Synopsis

New Approaches in the Study of Esotericism offers a roadmap to the field's expanding horizon. The volume critically rethinks established approaches in the field, introducing interdisciplinary perspectives on aspects such as global entanglements, secrecy, gender, and race, beyond "the West."

About the Author

Egil Asprem is Associate Professor in History of Religions at Stockholm University. He is the editor-in-chief of Aries and has published widely on esotericism and its study, including The Problem of Disenchantment: Scientific Naturalism and Esoteric Discourse, 1900-1939 (Brill, 2014).

Julian Strube is a Research Fellow at the University of Münster, Germany. He has published a range of monographs, edited volumes, and articles on the relationship between religion, esotericism, and politics since the nineteenth century from a global historical perspective.