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Books on Western Esotericism: History & Scholarship

68 books — primary sources in translation, practitioners’ classics and current scholarship.

Cover of Access to Western Esotericism Access to Western EsotericismAntoine Faivre 1994 Cover of Against the Modern World: Traditionalism and the Secret Intellectual History of the Twentieth Century Against the Modern WorldMark Sedgwick 2004 Aufklärung und EsoterikMonika Neugebauer-Wölk Aufklärung und EsoterikMonika Neugebauer-Wölk Monika Neugebauer-Wölk (ed.)1999 Cover of Avicenna and the Visionary Recital Avicenna and the Visionary RecitalHenry Corbin Willard R. Trask (trans.)1960 The Cambridge Handbook of Western Mysticism and EsotericismGlenn Alexander Magee The Cambridge Handbook of Western Mysticism and EsotericismGlenn Alexander Magee Glenn Alexander Magee (ed.)2016 Cover of Claiming Knowledge: Strategies of Epistemology from Theosophy to the New Age Claiming KnowledgeOlav Hammer 2001 Cover of The Correspondence between Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia and René Descartes The Correspondence between Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia and René DescartesLisa Shapiro Lisa Shapiro (ed. and trans.)2007 Cover of Creative Imagination in the Sufism of Ibn 'Arabi Creative Imagination in the Sufism of Ibn 'ArabiHenry Corbin Ralph Manheim (trans.)1969 Cover of The Crisis of the Modern World The Crisis of the Modern WorldRené Guénon 1927 De sphaera of Johannes de Sacrobosco in the Early Modern PeriodMatteo Valleriani (ed.) De sphaera of Johannes de Sacrobosco in the Early Modern PeriodMatteo Valleriani (ed.) 2020 Cover of Dictionary of Gnosis & Western Esotericism Dictionary of Gnosis & Western EsotericismWouter J. Hanegraaff Wouter J. Hanegraaff (ed.)2005 Cover of DMT: The Spirit Molecule DMTRick Strassman 2001 Cover of Emanuel Swedenborg: Visionary Savant in the Age of Reason Emanuel SwedenborgErnst Benz Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke (trans.)2002 Cover of Eranos: An Alternative Intellectual History of the Twentieth Century EranosHans Thomas Hakl Christopher McIntosh (trans.)2013 Cover of Esotericism and the Academy Esotericism and the AcademyWouter J. Hanegraaff 2012 Cover of The Eternal Hermes: From Greek God to Alchemical Magus The Eternal HermesAntoine Faivre Joscelyn Godwin (trans.)1995 Cover of From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology From Max WeberH. H. Gerth H. H. Gerth and C. Wright Mills (eds.)1946 Cover of G. R. S. Mead and the Gnostic Quest G. R. S. Mead and the Gnostic QuestClare Goodrick-Clarke Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke2005 Cover of God and Sheikh Adi Are Perfect God and Sheikh Adi Are PerfectPhilip G. Kreyenbroek & Khalil Jindy Rashow 2005 Cover of The Golden Bough The Golden BoughJames George Frazer 1890 Cover of A History of Magic and Experimental Science A History of Magic and Experimental ScienceLynn Thorndike 1923 Cover of Hitler's Priestess: Savitri Devi, the Hindu-Aryan Myth, and Neo-Nazism Hitler's PriestessNicholas Goodrick-Clarke 1998 Cover of The Holy Bible (King James Version) The Holy Bible (King James Version)Anonymous 1611 Cover of Introduction to the Study of the Hindu Doctrines Introduction to the Study of the Hindu DoctrinesRené Guénon 1921 Cover of The Last Alchemist: Count Cagliostro, Master of Magic in the Age of Reason The Last AlchemistIain McCalman 2003 Les Kabbalistes chrétiens de la RenaissanceFrançois Secret Les Kabbalistes chrétiens de la RenaissanceFrançois Secret 1964 Les Rose-CroixRoland Edighoffer Les Rose-CroixRoland Edighoffer 1982 Cover of The Man of Light in Iranian Sufism The Man of Light in Iranian SufismHenry Corbin Nancy Pearson (trans.)1978 Cover of Modern Esoteric Spirituality Modern Esoteric SpiritualityAntoine Faivre and Jacob Needleman Antoine Faivre and Jacob Needleman (eds.)1992 Cover of New Age Religion and Western Culture New Age Religion and Western CultureWouter J. Hanegraaff 1996 Cover of Occult and Scientific Mentalities in the Renaissance Occult and Scientific Mentalities in the RenaissanceBrian Vickers Brian Vickers (ed.)1984 Cover of The Occult World The Occult WorldChristopher Partridge Christopher Partridge (ed.)2015 Cover of On the Usefulness of the Parts of the Body On the Usefulness of the Parts of the BodyGalen Margaret Tallmadge May (trans.)1968 Cover of The Order of Things The Order of ThingsMichel Foucault 1966 Cover of Orientalism and Religion: Postcolonial Theory, India and 'The Mystic East' Orientalism and ReligionRichard King 1999 Cover of Paracelsus: Essential Readings ParacelsusNicholas Goodrick-Clarke Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke (ed.)1990 Cover of The Passions of the Soul The Passions of the SoulRené Descartes 1649 Plato in the Italian RenaissanceJames Hankins Plato in the Italian RenaissanceJames Hankins 1990 Cover of The Presocratic Philosophers The Presocratic PhilosophersG. S. Kirk, J. E. Raven & M. Schofield 1983 Cover of Psychology of the Unconscious Psychology of the UnconsciousC. G. Jung Beatrice M. Hinkle (trans.)1916 Cover of The Qur'an The Qur'anAnonymous 632 Cover of The Radical Enlightenment: Pantheists, Freemasons and Republicans The Radical EnlightenmentMargaret C. Jacob 1981 Cover of The Reenchantment of the World The Reenchantment of the WorldMorris Berman 1981 Cover of The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the Times The Reign of Quantity and the Signs of the TimesRené Guénon 1945 Cover of Religion after Religion: Gershom Scholem, Mircea Eliade, and Henry Corbin at Eranos Religion after ReligionSteven M. Wasserstrom 1999 Cover of Religion and the Decline of Magic Religion and the Decline of MagicKeith Thomas 1971 Cover of Revolt Against the Modern World Revolt Against the Modern WorldJulius Evola 1934 Cover of A Secular Age A Secular AgeCharles Taylor 2007 The Sphere of Sacrobosco and Its CommentatorsLynn Thorndike The Sphere of Sacrobosco and Its CommentatorsLynn Thorndike 1949 Cover of Spirit and Nature: Papers from the Eranos Yearbooks Spirit and NatureJoseph Campbell Joseph Campbell (ed.)1954 Cover of Spiritual Body and Celestial Earth: From Mazdean Iran to Shi'ite Iran Spiritual Body and Celestial EarthHenry Corbin Nancy Pearson (trans.)1977 Cover of Swedenborg and Esoteric Islam Swedenborg and Esoteric IslamHenry Corbin Leonard Fox (trans.)1995 Cover of Theories of Vision from al-Kindi to Kepler Theories of Vision from al-Kindi to KeplerDavid C. Lindberg 1976 Cover of Theosophy, Imagination, Tradition: Studies in Western Esotericism Theosophy, Imagination, TraditionAntoine Faivre Christine Rhone (trans.)2000 TraditionalismMark Sedgwick TraditionalismMark Sedgwick 2023 Traditions of Belief in Late Byzantine DemonologyRichard P. H. Greenfield Traditions of Belief in Late Byzantine DemonologyRichard P. H. Greenfield 1988 The Transcendent Unity of ReligionsFrithjof Schuon The Transcendent Unity of ReligionsFrithjof Schuon 1948 Cover of Treatise of Man Treatise of ManRené Descartes Thomas Steele Hall (trans.)1972 Cover of The Varieties of Religious Experience The Varieties of Religious ExperienceWilliam James 1902 Cover of The Western Esoteric Traditions: A Historical Introduction The Western Esoteric TraditionsNicholas Goodrick-Clarke 2008 Cover of Western Esotericism and the Science of Religion Western Esotericism and the Science of ReligionAntoine Faivre and Wouter J. Hanegraaff Antoine Faivre and Wouter J. Hanegraaff (eds.)1998 Cover of Western Esotericism: A Brief History of Secret Knowledge Western EsotericismKocku von Stuckrad Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke (trans.)2005 Cover of Western Esotericism: A Concise History Western EsotericismAntoine Faivre Christine Rhone (trans.)2010 Cover of Western Esotericism: A Guide for the Perplexed Western EsotericismWouter J. Hanegraaff 2013 Cover of The World of Late Antiquity The World of Late AntiquityPeter Brown 1971 Cover of The World Turned Inside Out: Henry Corbin and Islamic Mysticism The World Turned Inside OutTom Cheetham 2003 Cover of The Yezidis: The History of a Community, Culture and Religion The YezidisBirgül Açıkyıldız 2010 Cover of Yezidism: Its Background, Observances and Textual Tradition YezidismPhilip G. Kreyenbroek 1995