Dark enlightenment : the historical, sociological, and discursive contexts of contemporary esoteric magic / by Kennet Granholm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Dark Enlightenment; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Images; Introduction; The Structure of the Book; 1 The Study of Contemporary Magic; What is Magic?; The Study of Esotericism: Historiographical Approaches; The Study of Esotericism: Sociological Approaches; An Emerging 'New Paradigm' in the Study of Esotericism; Social Constructionism, Discourse, and Discourse Analysis; Esoteric Currents as Discursive Complexes; 2 Major Trends in Post-Enlightenment Esotericism; The Theosophical Society; The Nineteenth Century 'Occult Revival'; Aleister Crowley and Ordo Templi Orientis.

NeopaganismSatanism and the Left-Hand Path; The 'New Age Movement' and the Popularization of Esotericism; 3 Dragon Rouge: History, Philosophy, Structures; History; Basic Tenets; Structures; 4 Ethnographies of Dark Magic; Course on Dark Ceremonial Magic; The Ceremonial Opening of Lodge Sinistra; Initiation into Degree 2.0; The Nature of Dragon Rouge Ritual Practice; 5 The Discursive Formation of Dark Magic; The Left-Hand Path Discourses in the Context of Dragon Rouge; The Ideology of Individualism; The Goal of Self-Deification; Antinomianism; The Complex of Left-Hand Path Discourses.

6 The Impact of Broader Societal DiscoursesThe Dark Feminine Divine; Discursive Realities; Ultimate Authority and Degree Structures -- Non-Hierarchical Hierarchy?; Vegetarianism, Animal Rights, and Environmentalism; Feminism and Gender Equality; 7 Esotericism in Late Modernity; Modernity and Esotericism; Late Modernity, Esotericism, and Dragon Rouge; Concluding Remarks; Bibliography; Index.

In Dark Enlightenment Kennet Granholm provides a detailed look at the Left-Hand Path magic order Dragon Rouge in particular and explores the contexts of contemporary esoteric magic in general.

English.

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