Kocku von Stuckrad's Western Esotericism: A Brief History of Secret Knowledge, published by Equinox in 2005, is a scholarly overview tracing Western esoteric currents from antiquity through the modern era. Von Stuckrad is an established scholar of esotericism as an academic field. Its strength is that it is a peer-reviewed synthesis by a recognized specialist, useful as an entry point across a wide span of esoteric movements. Its limit is that its breadth means individual movements receive comparatively brief treatment, so a claim needing a detailed account of one specific esoteric tradition needs a more focused source alongside this general history.
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Kocku von Stuckrad's Western Esotericism, published by Equinox in 2005, is a scholarly survey by an established scholar of esotericism as an academic field, treated at the top tier. NotesKocku von Stuckrad's brief scholarly history of Western esotericism.
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AuthorKocku von Stuckrad
PublisherEquinox
Publication Year2005
Source Typebook
Claims Backed By This Source (21 claims)
This source backs 21 claims across the atlas. As facts: 14 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 4 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Doctrines, 8 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate, 1 general references.
- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Articles, 2 claims: 2 well-attested.
- Sacred Objects & Ritual Items, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Secret Societies, 2 claims: 2 general references.
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1Sacred Objects & Ritual Items
General References
4Sacred Objects & Ritual Items
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