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Western esotericism has been a pervasive presence in Western culture from late antiquity to the present day, but until recently it was largely ignored by schola
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Widely received in France, this brief, comprehensive introduction to Western esotericism by the founder of the field is at last available in English. A historic
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For more than three hundred years the practice of Masonic rituals of initiation has been part of Western culture, spreading far beyond the boundaries of traditi
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Esotericism is the search for an absolute but hidden knowledge accessed through mystical vision, the mediation of higher beings, or personal experience. In West
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Authors: Antoine Faivre
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This is the first systematic treatment of esotericism to appear in English. Here is also a historical survey, beginning with the Alexandrean Period, of the vari