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The Globalization of Esotericism

Wouter J. Hanegraaff

UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam) April 30, 2026 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19922229 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics	Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed
Keywords	Conceptualization Essentialism Epistemology Orientalism Eurocentrism Western thought Globality Terminology Appropriation Modernity Globalization Parallels Anthropology Law
Citations	39

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Correspondences 3 (2015), 55-91.

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