Constructing tradition : means and myths of transmission in Western esotericism / edited by Andreas B. Kilcher.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kilcher, Andreas B., 1963-

Series:

Aries book series ; v. 11.

Aries book series ; v. 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Occultism.

Tradition (Theology).

Tradition (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (476 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The question of constructing tradition, concepts of origin, and memory as well as techniques and practices of knowledge transmission, are central for cultures in general. In esotericism, however, such questions and techniques play an outstanding role and are widely reflected upon, in its literature. Esoteric paradigms not only understand themselves in elaborated mytho-poetical narratives as bearers of “older”, “hidden”, “higher” knowledge. They also claim their knowledge to be of a particular origin. And they claim this knowledge has been transmitted by particular (esoteric) means, media and groups. Consequently, esotericism not only involves the construction of its own tradition; it can even be understood as a specific form of tradition and transmission. The various studies of the present voume, which contains the papers of a conference held in Tübingen in July 2007, provide an overview of the most important concepts and ways of constructing tradition in esotericism.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / A. Kilcher

Das Verspätete Wissen. Zur Epigonalen Disposition der Esoterischen Tradition / Andreas B. Kilcher

Note sur la Transmission des Traditions dans le Contexte des Courants Ésotériques Occidentaux Modernes / Antoine Faivre

Gewachsene Traditionen. Zur Formierung hermetischer Überlieferungen im Mittelalter / Matthias Heiduk

Die Überlieferung der Zukunft. Esoterische Traditionsbildung als Mantische Textfunktion / Philipp Theisohn

Western Esotericism In Enlightenment Historiography: The Importance Of Jacob Brucker / Wouter J. Hanegraaff

The Coming Of The Masters: The Evolutionary Reformulation Of Spiritual Intermediaries In Modern Theosophy / Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky’s Esoteric Tradition / Tim Rudbøg

Tradition in Zwei Gestalten? Wissenschaftlicher Traditionsbegriff und Esoterische Traditionslinien in der Deutschen Geschichtsschreibung des 19. Jahrhunderts / Monika Neugebauer-Wölk

The Sociology Of The Construct Of Tradition And Import Of Legitimacy In Freemasonry / Henrik Bogdan

Secrecy As Social Capital / Kocku Von Stuckrad

Revelation And The ‘Crisis Of Tradition’ In Kabbalah: 1475–1575 / Moshe Idel

Giovanni Pico And The Ideal Of Concordia Discors: Disharmony As A Way To Esoteric Wisdom / Giulio Busi

Spiritual Authority And The Transmission Of Knowledge In Christian Kabbalah: The Case Of Guillaume Postel (1510–81) / Jean-Pierre Brach

The Kabbalah As Primordial Tradition In Russian Secret Societies / Konstantin Burmistrov

Traditionskonkurrenzen. Eine Kreditgeschichte Offenbarter Ursprungsgeschichten / Wilhelm Schmidt-Biggemann

Ägypten und der Ursprung der Esoterik. zur Geschichte und Genese eines Mythos / Jan Assmann

Ex oriente lux. Zur Funktion Indiens in der Konstruktion der abendländischen esoterischen Tradition im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert / Christine Maillard

Sufis As Mythic Bearers Of Esoteric Tradition / Mark Sedgwick

Athanasius Kircher’s Construction Of The Hieroglyphic Tradition / Joscelyn Godwin

Vom dämonischen Archetyp zur Konstruktion einer Urtradition. Die Kontroverse über das Geschlecht der Giganten an den Barocken Universitäten / Bernd Roling

Index Of Persons / A. Kilcher.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-16093-5

9786613160935

90-04-21637-5

OCLC:

741613214

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004191143.i-474 DOI