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One characteristic of European history of religion is a two-fold pluralism—a pluralism of religious identities on the one hand, and a pluralism of various societal systems that interact with religious systems on the other. Addressing discourses of perfect knowledge in Western culture between 1200 and 1800, this book integrates the study of Western esotericism in a larger analytical framework of European history of religion. Viewed from a structuralist perspective, ‘esoteric discourse’ provides an analytical framework that helps to reveal genealogies of modern identities in a pluralistic competition of knowledge. Experiential philosophy, kabbalah, astrology, Hermeticism, philology, and early modern science are linked to knowledge claims that shaped the way in which Western culture defined itself.

Occultism --- Discourse analysis --- Group identity --- Cultural pluralism --- Social change --- Cultural diversity --- Diversity, Cultural --- Diversity, Religious --- Ethnic diversity --- Pluralism (Social sciences) --- Pluralism, Cultural --- Religious diversity --- Culture --- Cultural fusion --- Ethnicity --- Multiculturalism --- Collective identity --- Community identity --- Cultural identity --- Social identity --- Identity (Psychology) --- Social psychology --- Collective memory --- Art, Black (Magic) --- Arts, Black (Magic) --- Black art (Magic) --- Black arts (Magic) --- Occult, The --- Occult sciences --- Supernatural --- New Age movement --- Parapsychology --- Discourse grammar --- Text grammar --- Semantics --- Semiotics --- Change, Social --- Cultural change --- Cultural transformation --- Societal change --- Socio-cultural change --- Social history --- Social evolution --- History. --- History --- Europe --- Council of Europe countries --- Eastern Hemisphere --- Eurasia --- Intellectual life. --- Intellectual life --- Social conditions. --- Religious life and customs. --- 130.2 "04/14" --- 130.2 "15/17" --- 133 --- 130.2 "15/17" Filosofie van de cultuur. Cultuurfilosofie. Cultuursystemen. Kultuurfilosofie--Moderne Tijd --- Filosofie van de cultuur. Cultuurfilosofie. Cultuursystemen. Kultuurfilosofie--Moderne Tijd --- 130.2 "04/14" Filosofie van de cultuur. Cultuurfilosofie. Cultuursystemen. Kultuurfilosofie--Middeleeuwen --- Filosofie van de cultuur. Cultuurfilosofie. Cultuursystemen. Kultuurfilosofie--Middeleeuwen --- Occulte wetenschappen. Geheime leer. Occultisme --- Occultisme --- Analyse du discours --- Identité collective --- Diversité culturelle --- Changement social --- Histoire --- Vie intellectuelle --- Conditions sociales --- Vie religieuse --- Esoteric sciences --- History of civilization