Western Esotericism: The Next Generation
UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam) May 2, 2026 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19978312 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Citations | 2 |
| Key points | Argues that esotericism and mysticism are distinct phenomena—esotericism as a hierarchical system of secret knowledge and mysticism as direct, unmediated experience—and that their conflation hinders accurate scholarly analysis. |
Abstract
in: Sergey Pakhomov (ed.), Mystic and Esoteric Movements in Theory and Practice, Fifth International Conference: History and Discourse, Historical and Philosophical Aspects of the Study of Esotericism and Mysticism, Russian Christian Academy for Humanities: St. Petersburg 2012, 113-129.