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Under the mantle of love: The mystical eroticisms of Marsilio Ficino and Giordano Bruno

Wouter J. Hanegraaff

2008 DOI: 10.1163/ej.9789004168732.i-544.51 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics	Theoretical or philosophical paper
Citations	29
Key points	Argues that eros and sexuality constitute a fundamental, yet often overlooked, element in the history of Western esotericism, proposing that esoteric traditions have consistently integrated erotic symbolism and practices into their worldviews.

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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, 175-207.