10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXOTERICISM»
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exotericism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
exotericism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The German Stranger: Leo Strauss and National Socialism
Given the logic of exotericism, the fact that he declined to publish such a reading
is one more indication of the enduring influence that Jacobi exercised on Strauss.
More importantly, the words he wrote but did not publish about Jacobi prove ...
William H. F. Altman, 2012
2
The Enduring Importance of Leo Strauss
uckily for us Strauss left a record of the great event of his rediscovery Lof
exotericism. In letters to his friend Iacob Klein he set out the chief items of his
rediscovery on the very days of their occurrence. The letters are fresh, excited,
compact, and ...
3
A Handbook of Traditional Living
All traditional systems articulate their doctrines on two levels: one a popular,
external level (exotericism); the other an inner, symbolic and allegorical level (
esotericism). The latter expresses the highest and most essential character of any
...
4
Crossing Religious Frontiers
First, an explanation of exotericism: “Exotericism never goes beyond the “letter.” It
puts its accent on the Law, not on any realisation, and so puts it on action and
merit. It is essentially a “belief” in a “letter,” or a dogma envisaged in its formal ...
Exotericism by definition must be limited in some sense, for it addresses itself to a
particular humanity and a particular psychological and mental condition—even
though its means of addressing itself is to some degree universalized and ...
Jean-Louis Michon, Roger Gaetani, 2006
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Journeys East: 20th Century Western Encounters with Eastern ...
Exotericism rests on a necessary formalism: Exotericism never goes beyond the “
letter.” It puts its accent on the Law, not on any realization, and so puts it on action
and merit. It is essentially a “belief” in a “letter,” or a dogma envisaged in its ...
7
Returning to the Essential: Selected Writings of Jean Bies
In contrast with simple conceptual reason, Intellect provides new distinctions
between exotericism and esotericism. Although exo- tericism is no stranger to the
visitations of the Intellect, its tendency is to ignore it or to confuse it with
something ...
8
Access to Western Esotericism
We must remember that there exists an esotericism of exotericism and an
exotericism of esotericism, as if each of them were understood only as a function
of the other or represented the other side of the same medal. I can attempt to
penetrate ...
9
Milton's Secrecy: And Philosophical Hermeneutics
Constantly reviewed in the post-9/1 1 debate over SA, this is the potential
stalemate of weak exotericism. Happily, Samson does not stop with weak
exotericism. Instead he articulates a strong exotericism: not just the exoteric
citizen as ...
James Dougal Fleming, 2008
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The Rebirth of Classical Political Rationalism: An ...
7i sively" on superstition is less bad than secular despotism.23 Now, secular
despotism could easily be allied with the philosophy of enlightenment, and
therewith with the rejection of exotericism strictly speaking, as is shown above all
by the ...
Leo Strauss, Thomas L. Pangle, 1989
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXOTERICISM»
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exotericism is used in the context of the following news items.
In Defence of the Sheikh [II]
... a Slough of Despond, denying an esotericism that is all so manifest and clinging to knowledge of an exotericism that they have not acquired. «AllAfrica.com, Dec 12»
