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Claiming Knowledge: Strategies of Epistemology from Theosophy to the New Age

Hammer, Olav·2004·BRILL eBooks
DOI 10.1163/9789047403371
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This volume deals with the transformation of religious creativity in the late modern West. Its point of departure is a set of esoteric beliefs, from Theosophy to the New Age. It shows how these traditions have adapted to the cultural givens of each successive epoch. The claims of each movement have been buttressed by drawing on various structural characteristics of late modernity. The advance of science has resulted in attempts to claim scientific status for religious beliefs. Globalization has given rise to massive loans from other cultures, but also to various strategies to radically reinterpret foreign elements. Individualism has led to an increasing reliance on experience as a source of legitimacy. The analytical tools applied to understanding religious modernization shed light on changes that are fundamentally reshaping many religious traditions. This publication has also been published in hardback, please click here for details.

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  • Hammer points to a typical characteristic of alternative religious worldviews: the terms 'energy' and 'vital force' are semantically fused.

    “In this brief paragraph, Hammer points to a typical characteristic of alternative religious worldviews that is not self-evident: the terms 'energy' and 'vital force' are semantically fused.”

    From “Medical Men in the New Age”: Alice Bailey’s Impact on Contemporary Energy Healing (2025) · cites this paper as Hammer 2004, 238

  • Around 1919, Bailey claimed to be in contact with a master she referred to as 'the Tibetan' (later identified as Djwhal Khul).

    “Around 1919, Bailey claimed to be in contact with a master she referred to as 'the Tibetan' (later identified as Djwhal Khul) (Hammer 2004, 384).”

    From “Medical Men in the New Age”: Alice Bailey’s Impact on Contemporary Energy Healing (2025) · cites this paper as Hammer 2004, 384

  • Bailey's books made original contributions, including her doctrine of the 'seven rays', interpretations of esoteric astrology, and millenarian-messianic beliefs.

    “While theosophically conservative, her books have made a number of original contributions, including her doctrine of the 'seven rays', interpretations of esoteric astrology, and millenarian-messianic beliefs (Hammer 2004, 65).”

    From “Medical Men in the New Age”: Alice Bailey’s Impact on Contemporary Energy Healing (2025) · cites this paper as Hammer 2004, 65

  • Bailey's cosmology is decidedly non-scientific.

    “Bailey's cosmology is decidedly non-scientific”

    From “Medical Men in the New Age”: Alice Bailey’s Impact on Contemporary Energy Healing (2025) · cites this paper as Hammer 2004, p. 201

  • Bailey believed the evolution of the universe and biological species to be the result of a creative, divine drive.

    “Bailey believed the evolution of the universe and the biological species to be the result of a creative, divine drive”

    From “Medical Men in the New Age”: Alice Bailey’s Impact on Contemporary Energy Healing (2025) · cites this paper as Hammer 2004, 229-230

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Authors
Hammer, O.
Corresponding author
Hammer, Olav
ORCID
Hammer, Olav
Venue
BRILL eBooks
Publisher
BRILL
Published
2004-01-01
DOI
10.1163/9789047403371
OpenAlex
W4213412055
Cited by
56
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book
Language
en
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closed
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BRILL eBooks (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 › Sociology and Political Science › Religion and Society Interactions
Keywords
esotericism, Theosophy, New Age, religious modernization, late modernity, religion and globalization, individualism, religious experience, religious creativity

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