RT Article
T1 Introduction: Western Learned Magic as an Entangled Tradition
JF Entangled Religions
VO 14
IS 3
A1 Otto, Bernd-Christian 1976-
LA English
PB Ruhr-Universität Bochum
YR 2023
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1845599136
AB The introduction to this special issue outlines the concept of Western learned magic and suggests to analyse it as an entangled tradition, thus calling for an interdisciplinary, transcultural and transreligious perspective on its history. A working heuristic of seven different types of entanglement in the history of Western learned magic is proposed, whereas special emphasis is placed on processes of ritual hybridisation. Entangled rituals are one of the most unique characteristics of Western learned magic and often mirror millenia-long processes of textual-ritual transmission across numerous cultural and religious boundaries. Inspired by this working heuristic of different types of entanglement in the history of Western learned magic, the introduction summarises the six contributions to this special issue. These contributions represent the fruits of a workshop on *Western learned magic as an entangled tradition* that was held at the Center for Religious Studies (CERES) at the University of Bochum on September 14-15, 2019.
K1 Entangled history
K1 European history of religions
K1 History of magic
K1 Western Esotericism
K1 Western learned magic
K1 ritual hybridity
DO 10.46586/er.14.2023.10457