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Introduction: Things We Do Not Talk About

Wouter J. Hanegraaff, Jeffrey J. Kripal

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) May 2, 2026 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19979489 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed
Keywords Human sexuality Reading process Postcolonialism international relations Agency philosophy Media studies Jungian analytical psychology
Key points Argues that eros and sexuality are central, yet neglected, dimensions of Western esotericism, functioning as vehicles for spiritual transformation and gnosis.

Abstract

in: Wouter J. Hanegraaff & Jeffrey J. Kripal (eds.), Hidden Intercourse: Eros and Sexuality in the History of Western Esotericism, Brill: Leiden / Boston 2008 [U.S. Paperback edition: Fordham University Press: New York 2011, ix-xxii.