This accessible introduction by the world's leading expert explains why the study of esotericism ...

Academics tend to look on 'esoteric', 'occult' or 'magical' beliefs with contempt, but are usuall...

Academics tend to look on 'esoteric', 'occult' or 'magical' beliefs with contempt, but are usuall...

This volume introduces what has sometimes been called 'the third component of western culture'. I...

Explores the tradition of Hermetic spirituality that flourished in Roman Egypt during the first c...

This accessible introduction by the world's leading expert explains why the study of esotericism ...

Explores the tradition of Hermetic spirituality that flourished in Roman Egypt during the first c...

From rumors about gnostic orgies in antiquity to the explicit erotic symbolism of alchemical text...

Sales restricted to North America paperback only due to co-publication agreement with Koninklijke...

Recent years have seen a spectacular rise of the New Age movement and an ever-increasing interest...

This is the first comprehensive reference work to cover the entire domain of 'Gnosis and Western ...

From rumours about gnostic orgies in antiquity to the explicit erotic symbolism of alchemical tex...