Esotericism

This article examines the capacity for love and kindness attributed to demons as fallen angels in the thirteenth-century

Hauntology is thus related to, and represents a new aspect of, the ethical turn of deconstruction which has been palpable for at least two decades, and it has nothing to do with whether or not one believes in ghosts

An immense mass of verbiage has gathered around the Sacred Science since Mme Blavatsky drew back the curtain of occultism.

The occult art object, as an interface for, and as a producer of, varied sensation is the aesthetic object par excellence.

The history of European witchcraft beyond the early modern witch trials has only recently emerged as a serious branch of witchcraft studies.

Diffusion areas of the cultural and society social life leads to a gradual loss of the judging possibility, evaluating or distinguishing both the phenomena in private and social life, and thus highlighting their properties and characteristics.

The heart of “esotericism” has long been centred around the belief that certain spiritual (or religious) teachings are best transmitted to others only after sufficient preparation and initiatic training.

Numerous hypotheses have been devised to explain the occurrence of the Salem witchcraft trials in 1692, yet a sense of bewilderment and doubt pervades most of the historical perspectives on the subject.

The discussed cultural origins and folkloric repercussions of/on witchcraft in Europe have shown that the Early Modern Period was a time of solidification for the definition of the witch, witchcraft, and heresy.

Albert’s ideas any of the modern connotations of that term which may have been alien to his time and culture.

Contemporary scholars are generally aware of a connection between heresy, magic and witchcraft.

Late medieval collections of magical works very commonly contain works for the detection of thieves; this was also a service offered by cunning-folk well into the modern period.

The legend of Mother Shipton has wielded great power for centuries — from the turmoil of Tudor courts, through the frictions of civil war, to the spectre of Victorian apocalypse.