Theosophy, Imagination, Tradition by Antoine Faivre

Theosophy, Imagination, Tradition by Antoine Faivre

Not only does this book present the current state of research in esotericism, but it also explores three main aspects of the field from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. Previously published in French and now available in English for the first time, Theosophy, Imagination, Tradition traces the history of the theosophical current, its continuity and shifts, against the background of social and cultural events. The book also covers the Paracelsian course, the romantic Philosophies of Nature and the Occultist movement. The book provides glimpses into the notions and practices of the so-called "active" and "creative" imagination, and questions how they serve as a bridge into certain kinds of mystical experience. It also examines the place that the notion of "tradition" occupies in some major exponents of western esotericism.

Faivre, Antoine: - Antoine Faivre, the most prominent scholar of esoterism to have appeared since Mircea Eliade, is Director of Studies at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (Section des Sciences Religieuses, Sorbonne), University Professor of Germanic Studies at the University of HauteNormandie, and director of the Cahiers del Hermetisme(Albin Michel).

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ISBN 13	9780791444368
ISBN 10	0791444368
Title	Theosophy, Imagination, Tradition
Author	Antoine Faivre
Series	Suny Series In Western Esoteric Traditions
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	State University of New York Press
Year published	2000-02-17
Number of pages	305
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