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The Torment of Secrecy: Ethical and Epistemological Problems in the Study of Esoteric Traditions
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- Authors
- Urban, H. B.
- Corresponding author
- Urban, Hugh B.
- ORCID
- Urban, Hugh B.
- Venue
- History of Religions
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 1998-02
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 209-248
- ISSN
- 0018-2710 (ISSN-L)
- 1545-6935
- OpenAlex
- W2079859560
- Cited by
- 127
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 4 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 18 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 28 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 10.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- History of Religions (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Study and Philosophy of Religion
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
- Keywords
- secrecy, esoteric traditions, research ethics, epistemology, insider information, religious studies methodology
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