基本説明
古典古代から現在に至る西洋におけるキリスト教異端のグノーシスの伝統と秘教思想の全貌を180人以上の寄稿者による約400項目にて、カバーする初の包括的なレファレンス。グノーシス主義から、ヘルメス主義、占星術、錬金術、魔術まで、ルネッサンスのヘルメス学の伝統から、薔薇十字、キリスト教神智学まで、フリーメーソンから19世紀のオカルティズム、そして現代のニューエージまで、めくるめく思想史をあまさず捉えます。西洋の思想史、文化・芸術史、宗教史、神秘思想の系譜を探究する方全てに是非おすすめです。
This one volume edition is an unabridged version of the two volume edition published in 2005.
Full Description
This is the first comprehensive reference work to cover the entire domain of "Gnosis and Western Esotericism" from the period of Late Antiquity to the present. Containing around 400 articles by over 180 international specialists, it provides critical overviews discussing the nature and historical development of all its important currents and manifestations, from Gnosticism and Hermetism to Astrology, Alchemy and Magic, from the Hermetic Tradition of the Renaissance to Rosicrucianism and Christian Theosophy, and from Freemasonry and Illuminism to 19th-century Occultism and the contemporary New Age movement. Furthermore it contains articles about the life and work of all the major personalities in the history of Gnosis and Western Esotericism, discussing their ideas, significance, and historical influence.
