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Rejected Knowledge… Do you mean Esotericists are the Losers of History?

Wouter J. Hanegraaff

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) April 28, 2026 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19856490 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed
Keywords Inequality Work physics Term time Government linguistics
Key points Argues that gnosis is a historically variable form of 'transformative knowledge' central to Western esotericism, not a simple dichotomy with faith.

Abstract

In: Wouter J. Hanegraaff, Peter J. Forshaw & Marco Pasi (eds.), Hermes Explains: Thirty Questions about Western Esotericism, Amsterdam University Press: Amsterdam 2019, 145-152.