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Secret self-knowledge : considering sex magick as post-theistic spirituality in Eastern, Western, and African esotericism
Thesis (PhD (Biblical and Religious Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2024.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/100445 Secret self-knowledge : considering sex magick as post-theistic spirituality in Eastern, Western, and African esotericism Beyers, Jaco u16079818@tuks.co.za Kapp, Tristán UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Esotericism Religion studies Western esotericism Comparative religion Eastern esotericism Satanism Paganism New age Comparative esotericism Global esotericism iSangoma African traditional religion (ATR) Voodoo/Hoodoo Western philosophy Eastern philosophy African philosophy Hinduism Buddhism Sufi Islam (Sufism) Mysticis Conspirituality Ancient Egyptian religion Sexuality Spirituality Magick Self-knowledge Philosophy of self Theology theses SDG-05 Theology theses SDG-10 Theology theses SDG-16 Thesis (PhD (Biblical and Religious Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2024. Since Antoine Faivre's emergence and establishment of "Western esotericism" in the late twentieth century, the discourse of globalising esotericism (beyond the West) has been fraught with controversy. As there are several polemical conversations about how such an effort should manifest itself in esoteric scholarship. This comparative, descriptive, and religionist approach to esotericism explores the intricate relationship between sexuality and spirituality by understanding the intersections of these aspects as manifested in Western, Eastern, and African esoteric currents, from Aleister Crowley's magia sexualis to Marie Laveau (The Widow Paris)'s "Gris-Gris". Firstly, this is achieved by bringing said geographical regions into dialogue with one another, determining how esotericism fits into the overall trajectory of the origins of religion. Secondly, delving into the polemics and history of sexuality: from Foucault to Freud. Thirdly, positioning an esoteric spirituality in the digital era. Consequently, through identifying currents in the West, East, and Africa: including Paganism, Thelema, Satanism, New Age, and Theosophy in the West and Egyptian Paganism, Hinduism, and Buddhism in the East, in addition to African Traditional Religion (ATR), Sufi Islam, and Afro-American "Conjure" in Africa. This study, when intersected with philosophical conceptualisations of the self, contributes to a novel understanding of sexuality as sacred post-theistic (self-) spirituality, with esotericism serving as the foundation for such an approach. UP Doctoral Research Scholarship L’institut Français D’Afrique du Sud (IFAS), Recherche Science of Religion and Missiology PhD (Biblical and Religious Studies) Unrestricted Faculty of Theology and Religion SDG-05: Gender equality SDG-10: Reduces inequalities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 2025-02-03T17:35:10Z 2025-02-03T17:35:10Z 2025-05 2024-08 Thesis * A2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/100445 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Esotericism Religion studies Western esotericism Comparative religion Eastern esotericism Satanism Paganism New age Comparative esotericism Global esotericism iSangoma African traditional religion (ATR) Voodoo/Hoodoo Western philosophy Eastern philosophy African philosophy Hinduism Buddhism Sufi Islam (Sufism) Mysticis Conspirituality Ancient Egyptian religion Sexuality Spirituality Magick Self-knowledge Philosophy of self Theology theses SDG-05 Theology theses SDG-10 Theology theses SDG-16 Secret self-knowledge : considering sex magick as post-theistic spirituality in Eastern, Western, and African esotericism |
| title | Secret self-knowledge : considering sex magick as post-theistic spirituality in Eastern, Western, and African esotericism |
| title_full | Secret self-knowledge : considering sex magick as post-theistic spirituality in Eastern, Western, and African esotericism |
| title_fullStr | Secret self-knowledge : considering sex magick as post-theistic spirituality in Eastern, Western, and African esotericism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Secret self-knowledge : considering sex magick as post-theistic spirituality in Eastern, Western, and African esotericism |
| title_short | Secret self-knowledge : considering sex magick as post-theistic spirituality in Eastern, Western, and African esotericism |
| title_sort | secret self knowledge considering sex magick as post theistic spirituality in eastern western and african esotericism |
| topic | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Esotericism Religion studies Western esotericism Comparative religion Eastern esotericism Satanism Paganism New age Comparative esotericism Global esotericism iSangoma African traditional religion (ATR) Voodoo/Hoodoo Western philosophy Eastern philosophy African philosophy Hinduism Buddhism Sufi Islam (Sufism) Mysticis Conspirituality Ancient Egyptian religion Sexuality Spirituality Magick Self-knowledge Philosophy of self Theology theses SDG-05 Theology theses SDG-10 Theology theses SDG-16 |
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