The Western Esoteric Traditions
Goodrick-Clarke, Nicholas (Chair of Western Esotericism and Director of the Centre for the Study of Western Esotericism, Chair of Western Esotericism and Director of the Centre for the Study of Western Esotericism, University of Exeter)
Western esotericism has now emerged as an academic study in its own right, combining spirituality with an empirical observation of the natural world while also relating the humanity to the universe through a harmonious celestial order. This introduction to the Western esoteric traditions offers a concise overview of their historical development.
Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke explores these traditions, from their roots in Hermeticism, Neo-Platoni...