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On the Construction of 'Esoteric Traditions'

Wouter J. Hanegraaff

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) May 2, 2026 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19980417 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed
Keywords China Hegemony Context archaeology Action physics
Key points Argues that Western esotericism has been unjustly neglected in the academic study of religion and should be integrated into the science of religion.

Abstract

in: Antoine Faivre & Wouter J. Hanegraaff (eds.), Western Esotericism and the Science of Religion: Selected Papers presented at the 17th Congress of the International Association for the History of Religions, Mexico City 1995 (Gnos­tica 2) Peeters: Louvain 1998., 11-61.