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Published under the auspices of the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism (ESSWE).
For Aries Book Series - Texts and Studies in Western Esotericism please click here.
Aries is the first professional academic journal specifically devoted to a long-neglected but now rapidly developing new domain of research in the humanities, usually referred to as "Western Esotericism". This field covers a variety of "alternative" currents in western religious history, including the so-called "hermetic philosophy" and related currents in the early modern period; alchemy, paracelsianism and rosicrucianism; christian kabbalah and its later developments; theosophical and illuminist currents; and various occultist and related developments during the 19th and 20th centuries, up to and including popular contemporary currents such as the New Age movement. Aries is a peer-reviewed journal publishing articles and book reviews in English, French, German and Italian.
Recent special issues include: Modern Western Magic in 2012 and Occulture and Modern Art in 2013.
Published under the auspices of the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism (ESSWE).
For Aries Book Series - Texts and Studies in Western Esotericism please click here.
Aries is the first professional academic journal specifically devoted to a long-neglected but now rapidly developing new domain of research in the humanities, usually referred to as "Western Esotericism". This field covers a variety of "alternative" currents in western religious history, including the so-called "hermetic philosophy" and related currents in the early modern period; alchemy, paracelsianism and rosicrucianism; christian kabbalah and its later developments; theosophical and illuminist currents; and various occultist and related developments during the 19th and 20th centuries, up to and including popular contemporary currents such as the New Age movement. Aries is a peer-reviewed journal publishing articles and book reviews in English, French, German and Italian.
Recent special issues include: Modern Western Magic in 2012 and Occulture and Modern Art in 2013.