Dictionary of Gnosis and Western Esotericism

by Wouter J. Hanegraaff

Now available in one volume, 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004143726
• ISBN13: 9789004143722
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: BRILL