The NEW AGE of RUSSIA OCCULT AND ESOTERIC DIMENSIONS, Studies on Language and Culture in Central and Eastern Europe Volume 17

Menzel, Brigit, Hagemeister, Michael and Glazter, Bernice (eds)

ISBN 10: 3866881975 / ISBN 13: 9783866881976

Published by Kubon and Sagner GmbH, Munchen, 2012

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448 pages.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1771391418896

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The NEW AGE of RUSSIA OCCULT AND ESOTERIC DIMENSIONS, Studies on Language and Culture in Central and Eastern Europe Volume 17
• Publisher: Kubon and Sagner GmbH, Munchen
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3866881975
• ISBN 13: 9783866881976
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dimensions: 153.5W x 21.5H x 0D centimeters 153.5 centimeters width by 21.5 centimeters height by 0 centimeters depth
• Weight: 680 grams

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Synopsis

Occult and esoteric ideas became deeply embedded in Russian culture long before the Bolshevik Revolution. After the Revolution, occult ideas were manifested in literature, the humanities and the sciences as well. Although the Soviet government discouraged and eventually prohibited metaphysical speculation, that same government used the Occult for its own purposes and even funded research on it. In Stalin's time, occultism disappeared from public view, but it revived clandestinely in the post-Stalin Thaw and became a truly popular phenomenon in post-Soviet Russia. From cosmism to shamanism, from space exploration to Kabbalah, from neo-paganism to science fiction, the field is wide. Everyone interested in the occult and esoteric will appreciate this book, because it documents their continued importance in Russia and raises new issues for research and discussion. www.new-age-of-russia.com