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Links of a Golden Chain: Images of the Hermetic Tradition in Etic Approaches

P. 87–97.
Nosachev P.

The article deals with the history of scientific approaches to the question of the existence of hermetic tradition. The author examines the theories of F. Yates, Eranos cirlce, A. Versluis, I. P. Culianu.

Language: English
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Keywords: традицияtraditionwestern esotericismзападный эзотеризмHermetic traditionгерметизм

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History of Art and Rejected Knowledge: From the Hermetic Tradition to the 21st Century. Essays
M.: State Institute for Art Studies, 2018.
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