The Esoteric Origins of the American Renaissance

by Arthur Versluis

The term "Western esotericism" refers to a wide range of spiritual currents including alchemy, Hermeticism, Kabbala, Rosicrucianism, and Christian theosophy, as well as several practical forms of esotericism like cartomancy, geomancy, necromancy, alchemy, astrology, herbalism, and magic. The early presence of esotericism in North America has not been much studied, and even less so the indebtedness to esotericism of some major American literary figures...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195138872
• ISBN13: 9780195138870
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"