Antoine Faivre

Justification du gouvernement des Bourbons, precede d'un coup d'oeil sur la Revolution francaise et sur le retour de Buonaparte, par Antoine F***** Faivre], ...Date de l'edition originale: 1815Ce livre est la reproduction fidele d une uvre publiee avant 1920 et fait partie d une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande editee par Hachette Livre, dans le cadre d un partenariat avec la Bibliotheque nationale de France, offrant l opportunite d acceder a des ouvrages anciens et souvent rares issus des fonds patrimoniaux de la BnF.Les uvres faisant partie de cette collection ont ete numerisees par la BnF et sont presentes sur Gallica, sa bibliotheque numerique.En entreprenant de redonner vie a ces ouvrages au travers d une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande, nous leur donnons la possibilite de rencontrer un public elargi et participons a la transmission de connaissances et de savoirs parfois difficilement accessibles.Nous avons cherche a concilier la reproduction fidele d un livre ancien a partir de sa version numerisee avec le souci d un confort de lecture optimal. Nous esperons que les ouvrages de cette nouvelle collection vous apporteront entiere satisfaction.Pour plus d informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr

Hermesthe fascinating, mercurial messenger of the gods, eloquent revealer of hidden wisdom, and guardian of occult knowledge has played a central role in the development of esotericism in the West. Drawing upon many rare books and manuscripts, this highly illustrated work explores the question of where Hermes Trismegistus came from, how he came to be a patron of the esoteric traditions, and how the figure of Hermes has remained lively and inspiring to our own day.

Debemos a Antoine Faivre, no solo la propuesta de una perspectiva transdisciplinar en el estudio del esoterismo occidental -entendiendo este como cierto conjunto de corrientes asociadas al devenir, la expansi n y la historia intelectual de las culturas europeas-, sino su postulaci n como todo un campo acad mico por derecho propio. De hecho, quiz corresponde atribuir a la primera edici n de El esoterismo, aparecida en el a o 1992, la primera y m s condensada elaboraci n cr tica de esa perspectiva, adem s de una decisiva contribuci n al establecimiento, a nivel historiogr fico y metodol gico, de los estudios sobre esoterismo occidental como un marco investigativo transversal; marco que hoy, en r pida expansi n, contribuye y da cabida a numerosos debates cient ficos y culturales. M s all de la exploraci n de distintas tradiciones y figuras pertenecientes al hermetismo, el gnosticismo, la alquimia, la teosof a, la masoner a, el ocultismo, etc., con este libro Faivre nos ofrece, contra el religionismo ad usum y el oscurantismo perennialista, una fascinante historia de las ideas que, con sus luces y sombras, atraviesa y pone en relaci n problem ticas y conceptos referentes tanto a la literatura como a las ciencias, a las religiones como a la filosof a.

Des Droits des souverains et des devoirs des peuples par M. A. F*****, auteur de la "Justification du gouvernement des Bourbons" Antoine Faivre]Date de l'edition originale: 1815Ce livre est la reproduction fidele d une uvre publiee avant 1920 et fait partie d une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande editee par Hachette Livre, dans le cadre d un partenariat avec la Bibliotheque nationale de France, offrant l opportunite d acceder a des ouvrages anciens et souvent rares issus des fonds patrimoniaux de la BnF.Les uvres faisant partie de cette collection ont ete numerisees par la BnF et sont presentes sur Gallica, sa bibliotheque numerique.En entreprenant de redonner vie a ces ouvrages au travers d une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande, nous leur donnons la possibilite de rencontrer un public elargi et participons a la transmission de connaissances et de savoirs parfois difficilement accessibles.Nous avons cherche a concilier la reproduction fidele d un livre ancien a partir de sa version numerisee avec le souci d un confort de lecture optimal. Nous esperons que les ouvrages de cette nouvelle collection vous apporteront entiere satisfaction.Pour plus d informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr

A survey of Western esoteric currents since late antiquity, with an emphasis on the last six centuries. Widely received in France, this brief, comprehensive introduction to Western esotericism by the founder of the field is at last available in English. A historical and pedagogical guide, the book is written primarily for students and novices. In clear, precise language, author Antoine Faivre provides an overview of Western esoteric currents since late antiquity. The bulk of the book is laid out chronologically, from ancient and medieval sources (Alexandrian hermetism, gnosticism, neoplatonism), through the Renaissance up to the present time. Its coverage includes spiritual alchemy, Jewish and Christian Kabbalah, Christian theosophy, Rosicrucianism, Illuminism, 'mystical' Free-Masonry, the Occultist current, Theosophical and Anthroposophical Societies, the Traditionalist School, and 'esotericism' in contemporary initiatic societies and in New Religious Movements. Faivre explores how these currents are connected, and refers to where they appear in art and literature. The book concludes with an annotated bibliography, which makes it an essential resource for beginners and scholars alike.

A survey of Western esoteric currents since late antiquity, with an emphasis on the last six centuries.Widely received in France, this brief, comprehensive introduction to Western esotericism by the founder of the field is at last available in English. A historical and pedagogical guide, the book is written primarily for students and novices. In clear, precise language, author Antoine Faivre provides an overview of Western esoteric currents since late antiquity. The bulk of the book is laid out chronologically, from ancient and medieval sources (Alexandrian hermetism, gnosticism, neoplatonism), through the Renaissance up to the present time. Its coverage includes spiritual alchemy, Jewish and Christian Kabbalah, Christian theosophy, Rosicrucianism, Illuminism, 'mystical' Free-Masonry, the Occultist current, Theosophical and Anthroposophical Societies, the Traditionalist School, and 'esotericism' in contemporary initiatic societies and in New Religious Movements. Faivre explores how these currents are connected, and refers to where they appear in art and literature. The book concludes with an annotated bibliography, which makes it an essential resource for beginners and scholars alike.

A historical and interpretive study of three aspects of Western esotericism from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.Not only does this book present the current state of research in esotericism, but it also explores three main aspects of the field from the Renaissance to the twentieth century. Previously published in French and now available in English for the first time, Theosophy, Imagination, Tradition traces the history of the theosophical current, its continuity and shifts, against the background of social and cultural events. The book also covers the Paracelsian course, the romantic Philosophies of Nature and the Occultist movement. The book provides glimpses into the notions and practices of the so-called "active" and "creative" imagination, and questions how they serve as a bridge into certain kinds of mystical experience. It also examines the place that the notion of "tradition" occupies in some major exponents of western esotericism.

Trots att det råder delade meningar om ordets innebörd talar man alltmer om esoterism, vilket framgår av bokhandelns välförsedda hyllor och det utrymme detta ämne får i media. Innebörden i ordet esoterism, som egentligen aldrig har preciserats, är mer svävande än någonsin. Men esoterismen har redan fått status som eget forskningsfält, såväl i Frankrike som i USA där man inrättat universitetskurser i ämnet. Boken inleds med en teoretisk genomgång av esoterismens grundvalar. Sedan ägnas de 5 kapitlen åt i tur och ordning 1. De nutida esoteriska strömningarnas antika och medeltida källor, 2. Esoterism i renässansens och barockens eldar, 3. Esoterism i upplysningens skugga, 4. Från romantiskt vetande till ockultism och 5. Esoterismen under 1900-talet. Antoine Faivre är rektor vid Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Section des Sciences Religieuses.

This is the first systematic treatment of esotericism to appear in English. Here is also a historical survey, beginning with the Alexandrean Period, of the various esoteric currents such as Christian Kabbalah, Theosophy, Alchemy, Rosicrucianism, and Hermeticism. Common characteristics of these currents are the notion of universal interdependency and the experience of spiritual transformation. The author establishes a rigorous methodology; provides clarifying definitions of such key terms as "gnosis," "theosophy," "occultism," and "Hermeticism;" and offers analysis of contemporary esotericism based on three distinct pathways.The second half of the book presents a series of studies on several important figures, works, and movements in Western esotericism-studies devoted to some of the most characteristic and illuminating aspects that this form of thought has taken, such as theosophical speculations on androgyny, rosicrucian literature, and Masonic symbolism.The book is completed by a rich and selective Bibliography conceived as a means of orientation and a tool for research.