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| | |  Esotericism - Historical sketch: Encyclopedia II - Esotericism - Historical sketch
Esotericism is not a single tradition but a vast array of often unrelated figures and movements. Nevertheless, the following may be helpful.
The Roman Empire gave birth not only to Christianity but also to a group of mystery religions which emphasized initiation. Some see Christianity, with its initiation ritual of baptism, as a mystery religion.
After Christianity became the state religion of Rome, dissident Christian groups became persecuted as traitors to the state. Also, pagan groups came to be suppressed as well. The terms ...
See also:Esotericism, Esotericism - Etymology, Esotericism - Esoteric vs. Esotericism, Esotericism - Nuances, Esotericism - Scope, Esotericism - Historical sketch, Esotericism - Esoteric themes, Esotericism - Traditions, Esotericism - Esotericism in popular culture Read more here: » Esotericism: Encyclopedia II - Esotericism - Historical sketch |
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| | | | Esotericism - Historical sketch: Encyclopedia II - Esotericism - Esotericism in popular culture Paulo Coelho's novel The Alchemist involves a spiritual interpretation of alchemy.
Umberto Eco has written fiction with esoteric themes, notably the satirical novel Foucault's Pendulum.
The plot of Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code involves a centuries-old secret society called the Priory of Sion, charged with preserving certain secrets relating to Jesus Christ and the Merovingian kings.
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See also:Esotericism, Esotericism - Etymology, Esotericism - Esoteric vs. Esotericism, Esotericism - Nuances, Esotericism - Scope, Esotericism - Historical sketch, Esotericism - Esoteric themes, Esotericism - Traditions, Esotericism - Esotericism in popular culture Read more here: » Esotericism: Encyclopedia II - Esotericism - Esotericism in popular culture |
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| | | | Esotericism - Historical sketch: Encyclopedia II - Esotericism - Etymology Esoteric is an adjective originating in Hellenic Greece under the domain of the Roman Empire; it comes from the Greek esôterikos, from esôtero, the comparative form of esô: "within". Esoteric refers to anything that is inner and occult. Its antonym is exoteric, from the Greek eksôterikos, from eksôtero, the comparative form of eksô: "outside".
Plato (427-347 BC) uses in his dialogue AlcibÃades (aprox. 390 BC) the expression ta esô meaning «the inner things ...
See also:Esotericism, Esotericism - Etymology, Esotericism - Esoteric vs. Esotericism, Esotericism - Nuances, Esotericism - Scope, Esotericism - Historical sketch, Esotericism - Esoteric themes, Esotericism - Traditions, Esotericism - Esotericism in popular culture Read more here: » Esotericism: Encyclopedia II - Esotericism - Etymology |
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| | | | Esotericism - Historical sketch: Encyclopedia II - Esotericism - Nuances Esotericism largely overlaps with occultism which simply means "hidden knowledge." However, in the 20th century many esotericists avoid the latter term owing to negative connotations associated with it (for example, the presumption that it involves devil-worship or black magic). For the same reason, many (predominantly Christian) opponents of esotericism prefer the term "occultism."
Much overlap exists as well between esotericism and mysticism. However, many mystical traditions do not attempt to introduce additional spir ...
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| | | | Esotericism - Historical sketch: Encyclopedia II - Esotericism - Scope Many religious movements in various parts of the world claim to possess a higher, truer, or better interpretation of the wider religion of which they are a part. Whether they are correct is inevitably a matter of controversy. Not infrequently, the claims of one esoteric group may be rejected by the wider religious culture, or by other esoteric groups which make their own rival claims.
While esotericism tends to focus on personal enlightenment and internal spiritual practice, organized religion or exotericism tends to focus on outer sp ...
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| | | | Esotericism - Historical sketch: Encyclopedia II - Esotericism - Esoteric themes What, in a nutshell, does "esotericism" teach? No possible answer could do justice to the myriad groups which are subsumed under this name. However, we may venture some representative examples:
Kabbalah preserves traditions describing the origin and destiny of humanity and the universe, as well as practices aimed at restoring ourselves and the world to our true stations. These are of course typical religious concerns, which in this case parallel or amplify the teachings and practices of mainstream Judaism.
Gnosticism te ...
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