Esotericism, Mysticism, and the Politics of Transcendence in Modern Asia

Name: Esotericism, Mysticism, and the Politics of Transcendence in Modern Asia
Brand: Anthem Press
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Soumen Mukherjee Toshio Akai(Herausgeber*in)

Anthem Press

Erschienen am 15. Juli 2025

226 Seiten

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This invaluable anthology examines histories of esotericism, mysticism and occultism in modern Asia, understood here as the period roughly stretching from the late-nineteenth through the twentieth century, and paving eventually the way for the so-called 'New Age'. The idea of 'histories', in plural, has to do with the complexities of their lineages, the many pathways through which their affinities, encounters and entanglements flowed and/or developed during the period under review. The contributors hail from different disciplines - history, literature and religious studies, for instance and, in what accounts for a cutting edge of the book, provide truly multidisciplinary insights on the subject in one single volume. Their select case studies illuminate key aspects of contemporaneous socio-religious processes. They explicate how aspects of mysticism, esotericism and occultism were closely tied to wider socio-political and intellectual processes of the period that were at once transregional, even global, and frequently transcultural and/or cosmopolitan in character. Postgraduate students, research scholars and academics in general working in the fields of religious studies and/or Asian religions in modern times will find this collection to be of great interest.

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'This volume offers a valuable and innovative scholarly perspective on Asian esotericism, mysticism, and spiritual imaginaries within a global religious history. Critically engaging Eurocentric epistemolo-gies and moving beyond diffusionist frameworks, the essays meticulously reconstruct individual histor-ical cases, demonstrating the multi-directional nature of esoteric traditions and their complex entan-glements on a global scale.' - Michael Bergunder, University of Heidelberg

'This is an exceptionally insightful collection of essays on the history of modern spirituality in South Asia and beyond. The essays offer excellent analyses of specific cases but do not lose sight of the broader global context. Highly recommended for readers interested in Asian religions and politics.' - Peter van der Veer, Max Planck Society, Goettingen, author of The Modern Spirit of Asia: The Spiritual and the Secular in China and India

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