Journal for the Academic Study of Religion
April 21, 2026
Alessandro Cancian
Milad Milani, The Nature of Sufism: An Ontological Reading of the Mystical in Islam. London and New York: Routledge, 2022, pp. 152, $66.74, ISBN 9781032079059 (pbk).
Journal for the Academic Study of Religion
June 13, 2010
Jay Johnston
1 citation
Kochu von Stuckrad, Western Esotericism: A Brief History of Secret Knowledge. Equinox, London and Oakville, 2005, pp. xii +167, ISBN: 1845530330 (hbk); 1845530349 (pbk).
Journal for the Academic Study of Religion
June 13, 2010
Jay Johnston
Wouter J. Hanegraaff and Jeffrey J. Kripal (eds.), Hidden Intercourse: Eros and Sexuality in the History of Western Esotericism. Brill, Leiden and Boston, 2008, pp. 544, ISBN: 978 90 04 16872 2; ISSN: 1871 1405.
Journal for the Academic Study of Religion
October 27, 2009
Gregg Lahood
I present narratives from nine women describing the special events of consciousness they experienced during childbirth. These narratives are discussed in terms of transpersonal psychology. Most of the women interviewed spoke of a meaningful encounter with death and this will be explored as the primary catalyst for such events. I will also outline how these events seem to suggest a unique...
Journal for the Academic Study of Religion
March 4, 2009
Carole M. Cusack
Hugh B. Urban, Magia Sexualis: Sex, Magic, and Liberation in Modern Western Esotericism. University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, London, 2006, pp. xi + 336, ISBN 978-0-520-24776-5 (Hbk). R