Recent Academic Research on Esotericism in the Balkans
In this paper I offer a concise analysis of contemporary scholarship on esotericism in the countries of former Yugoslavia and Bulgaria. After a brief historical contextualization, I examine the development and principal features of this scholarship over the last three decades. My main argument is th...
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Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Brill
2023
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Aries
Jahr: 2023, Band: 23, Heft: 1, Seiten: 23-38 |
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Balkanhalbinsel
/ Esoterik
/ Forschung
/ Geschichte 2000-2023
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IxTheo Notationen: | AZ Neue Religionen KBK Osteuropa TK Neueste Zeit |
weitere Schlagwörter: | B
former Yugoslavia
B esotericism studies B Academia B Bulgaria |
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Zusammenfassung: | In this paper I offer a concise analysis of contemporary scholarship on esotericism in the countries of former Yugoslavia and Bulgaria. After a brief historical contextualization, I examine the development and principal features of this scholarship over the last three decades. My main argument is that, due to various historical reasons, there is a stark discrepancy between the abundant presence of esoteric ideas and practices in these countries and the extent of specialized scholarship dealing with them. I also suggest that there is an uneven development of esotericism studies across the region, but that these studies are gradually finding their place in South Slavic academia. |
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ISSN: | 1570-0593 |
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700593-02301002 |