@article{1436554, recid = {1436554}, author = {Hedesan, Georgiana D., and Rudbøg, Tim,}, title = {Innovation in esotericism from the Renaissance to the present /}, publisher = {Palgrave Macmillan,}, address = {Cham :}, pages = {1 online resource}, year = {2021}, abstract = {This collection explores the role of innovation in understanding the history of esotericism. It illustrates how innovation is a mechanism of negotiation whereby an idea is either produced against, or adapted from, an older set of concepts in order to respond to a present context. Featuring contributions from distinguished scholars of esotericism, it covers many different fields and themes including magic, alchemy, Rosicrucianism, Theosophy, Tarot, apocalypticism and eschatology, Mesmerism, occultism, prophecy, and mysticism.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1436554}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67906-4}, }