Claiming Knowledge by Olav Hammer
This work deals with the transformation of religious creativity in the late modern West. Its point of departure is a set of esoteric beliefs, from Theosophy to the New Age. It shows how these traditions have adapted to the cultural givens of each successive epoch.-
Afterlife Research
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Roman Reflections
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Buddha of Two Faces
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Faith in the Familiar
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The Problem of Disenchantment
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The Orient in Spain
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Sociology of Religion in America
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Studying Religions with the Iron Curtain Closed and Opened
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The Quest for a Common Humanity
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Buddhism and Transgression
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Rethinking Ghosts in World Religions
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Intertextuality in the Tales of Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav
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The Emergence of the Hebrew Christian Movement in Nineteenth-Century Britain
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Wisdoms of Humanity
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Text, Context and Performance
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Sins and Sinners
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Sufi Evolutionism
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Subtle Energies in Therapy, Spirituality, Arts, and Politics
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Canonization and Decanonization
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The Study of Religion under the Impact of Fascism
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Navigating the Study of Myth, Ritual, and Belief
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Thaúmata
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Religions and Education in Antiquity
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The Virgin Goddess
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Modern Societies & the Science of Religions
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Religion as a Human Capacity
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Zoroastrian Rituals in Context
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Religion and Retributive Logic
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Critical Reflections on Religion and Media in Contemporary Bali
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Geburt eines Gottes
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Gyōnen’s Transmission of the Buddha Dharma in Three Countries
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Aztec Religion and Art of Writing
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The Life and Work of Ernesto De Martino
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The Reception of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Britain
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The Devotion and Promotion of Stigmatics in Europe, c. 1800–1950
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Sikh Diaspora
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Chán Buddhism in Dūnhuáng and Beyond
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Tantra, Ritual Performance, and Politics in Nepal and Kerala
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An Arena for Higher Powers
'Claiming Knowledge propose une analyse fort pertinente des modalités de la construction du savoir religieux dans la modernitéCe livre est une contribution importante à l’histore de l’ésotérisme occidental en particulier et des productions religieuses de la modernité en général.' David A. Palmer, Justificatif, 2004. 'Hammer has done a great service with his careful analysis of an understudied phenomenon in contemporary religion: the New Age. This book is a treasure of research into the roots and development of modern esotericism…offers new insight…strong book, which certainly deserves a place in the stacks of academic libraries.' T.A. Forsthoefel, Choice, 2001.
Olav Hammer, Ph.D. (2000) in History of Religions, Lund (Sweden), is Researcher and Lecturer at the University of Amsterdam. He has published extensively, mainly in Swedish, on the New Age and on contemporary Western esotericism.
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| ISBN 13 | 9789004136380 |
| ISBN 10 | 900413638X |
| Title | Claiming Knowledge |
| Author | Olav Hammer |
| Series | Numen Book Series |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Brill |
| Year published | 2003-11-17 |
| Number of pages | 554 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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