SOCIOLOGICAL AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES DEFINITION OF ESOTERICISM
Pushkin Leningrad State University Journal 2025 A.P. Cherneevskiy
Introduction. The definition of religion is complicated by various interpretations of its key elements in philosophical and cultural contexts, and the inclusion of esoteric dimensions adds complexity due to the secret nature of some religious practices. Esotericism is viewed as a special form of religious culture that can be studied culturally and historically, although its social dimension is...