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Hidden Intercourse: Eros and Sexuality in the History of Western Esotericism
Taschenbuch von Wouter J. Hanegraaff (u. a.)
Sprache: Englisch

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From rumors about gnostic orgies in antiquity to the explicit erotic symbolism of alchemical texts, from the subtly coded eroticism of medieval kabbalah to the sexual magic practiced by contemporary occultists and countercultural translations of Asian Tantra, the history of Western esotericism is rich in references to the domains of eros and sexuality. This volume, which brings together an impressive array of top-level specialists, is the first to analyze the eroticism of the esoteric without sensationalism or cheap generalizations, but on the basis of expert scholarship and attention to textual and historical detail. While there are few domains where the imagination may so easily run wild, the various contributions seek to distinguish fact from fiction¿only to find that historical realities are sometimes even stranger than the fantasies. In doing so, they reveal the outlines of a largely unknown history spanning more than twenty centuries.
From rumors about gnostic orgies in antiquity to the explicit erotic symbolism of alchemical texts, from the subtly coded eroticism of medieval kabbalah to the sexual magic practiced by contemporary occultists and countercultural translations of Asian Tantra, the history of Western esotericism is rich in references to the domains of eros and sexuality. This volume, which brings together an impressive array of top-level specialists, is the first to analyze the eroticism of the esoteric without sensationalism or cheap generalizations, but on the basis of expert scholarship and attention to textual and historical detail. While there are few domains where the imagination may so easily run wild, the various contributions seek to distinguish fact from fiction¿only to find that historical realities are sometimes even stranger than the fantasies. In doing so, they reveal the outlines of a largely unknown history spanning more than twenty centuries.
Über den Autor
Wouter J. Hanegraaff (Author)

Wouter J. Hanegraaff is Professor of History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents at the University of Amsterdam, and a member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences. Among his many publications is the two-volume Dictionary of Gnosis and Western Esotericism.
Jeffrey J. Kripal (Author)

Jeffrey J. Kripal holds the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University and is the associate director of the Center for Theory and Research at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California. He is the author of seven books, including: Comparing Religions: Coming to Terms (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014); Authors of the Impossible: The Paranormal and the Sacred (Chicago, 2010); and Esalen: America and the Religion of No Religion (Chicago, 2007). Jeff is a historian of religions who specializes in the comparison of extreme religious experiences and anomalous events across space and time.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Fachbereich: Grenzwissenschaften
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Esoterik & Anthroposophie
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 568
ISBN-13: 9780823233410
ISBN-10: 0823233413
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Hanegraaff, Wouter J.
Kripal, Jeffrey J.
Hersteller: Fordham University Press
Maße: 227 x 149 x 35 mm
Von/Mit: Wouter J. Hanegraaff (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.2011
Gewicht: 0,856 kg
preigu-id: 107465510
Über den Autor
Wouter J. Hanegraaff (Author)

Wouter J. Hanegraaff is Professor of History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents at the University of Amsterdam, and a member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences. Among his many publications is the two-volume Dictionary of Gnosis and Western Esotericism.
Jeffrey J. Kripal (Author)

Jeffrey J. Kripal holds the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University and is the associate director of the Center for Theory and Research at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California. He is the author of seven books, including: Comparing Religions: Coming to Terms (Wiley-Blackwell, 2014); Authors of the Impossible: The Paranormal and the Sacred (Chicago, 2010); and Esalen: America and the Religion of No Religion (Chicago, 2007). Jeff is a historian of religions who specializes in the comparison of extreme religious experiences and anomalous events across space and time.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Fachbereich: Grenzwissenschaften
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Esoterik & Anthroposophie
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 568
ISBN-13: 9780823233410
ISBN-10: 0823233413
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Hanegraaff, Wouter J.
Kripal, Jeffrey J.
Hersteller: Fordham University Press
Maße: 227 x 149 x 35 mm
Von/Mit: Wouter J. Hanegraaff (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 04.2011
Gewicht: 0,856 kg
preigu-id: 107465510
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