TY - EDBOOK AB - This volume offers new approaches to some of the biggest persistent challenges in the study of esotericism and beyond. Commonly understood as a particularly "Western" undertaking consisting of religious, philosophical, and ritual traditions that go back to Mediterranean antiquity, this book argues for a global approach that significantly expands the scope of esotericism and highlights its relevance for broader theoretical and methodological debates in the humanities and social sciences. The contributors offer critical interventions on aspects related to colonialism, race, gender and sexuality, economy, and marginality. Equipped with a substantial introduction and conclusion, the book offers textbook-style discussions of the state of research and makes concrete proposals for how esotericism can be rethought through broader engagement with neighboring fields. AU - Asprem, Egil AU - Strube, Julian DA - 2021 DO - 10.17879/33019574318 LA - eng N1 - Egil Asprem und Julian Strube (Hrsg.): New Approaches to the Study of Esotericism. Leiden : Brill, 2021. – (Supplements to Method & Theory in the Study of Religion, Band-Nr. 17), ISBN 978-90-04-44644-1 , VII, 255 S. N1 - Finanziert durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds 2021 der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU Münster). N1 - Förderer: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft / Projektnummer: 390726036 N1 - Funding organisation: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft / Project number: 390726036 PY - 2021 SN - 978-90-04-44645-8 TI - New Approaches to the Study of Esotericism UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-33019560298 Y2 - 2024-12-26T20:05:42 ER -