Conference on Cosmic Ascent in Theory and Practice: Call for Papers
A conference in June of this year at Trinity College, Dublin on all aspects of cosmic ascent narratives. Papers are very welcome from scholars working on any aspect of this […]
Tag Archives: Western esotericism
new book: Hermes Explains
Fresh off the presses is the twentieth-anniversary volume of the Centre for History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents at the Universiteit van Amsterdam. It is an introductory, apologetic (in […]
Islamic Occultism: In Theory and Practice
Courtesy of Liana Saif: here you find a description of the upcoming conference “Islamic Occultism: In Theory and Practice.” Not exactly ‘ancient’ in orientation (no pun intended), but absolutely relevant […]
Just published: Secret Religion
Another book produced (this time edited) by DeConick has just been published, by MacMillan Reference USA in their series MacMillan Interdisciplinary Handbooks. This one tackles Gnosticism, Esotericism, and Mysticism, in […]
Forthcoming: April DeConick, The Gnostic New Age
I have been looking forward to this book for a long time – April DeConick‘s The Gnostic New Age, which promises to be a very stimulating discussion of Gnosticism in […]
First issue of Gnosis: Journal for Gnostic Studies Published
The theme of the issue is “Gnostic Countercultures,” with a slew of papers on Gnosticism (sensu lato) and transgression. Topics covered range from ancient Gnostic sources to Neoplatonic theurgy, the […]
Coming Soon: the Brill Esotericism Reference Library
From its website at Brill: “Since the publication of the critically acclaimed Dictionary of Gnosis and Western Esotericism (ed. W.J. Hanegraaff) in 2005, there has been a lively debate about […]
AncientEsotericism.org :: Network for the Study of Esotericism in Antiquity 