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The esoteric scene, cultic milieu, and occult tarot

Title
  1. The esoteric scene, cultic milieu, and occult tarot / Danny L. Jorgensen.
Published by
  1. New York : Garland, 1992.
Author
  1. Jorgensen, Danny L.

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Description
  1. xviii, 271 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Series statement
  1. Cults and nonconventional religious groups
Uniform title
  1. Cults and nonconventional religious groups.
Subject
  1. Occultism > United States
  2. Occultism > Social aspects > United States
  3. Tarot > United States
  4. Occultism
  5. Occultism > Social aspects
  6. Tarot
  7. Okkultismus
  8. Tarot
  9. United States
  10. USA
Contents
  1. 1: Observing and Participating in the Cultic Milieu. A Methodology of Participant Observation. Exploring the Cultic Milieu. Uncovering Networks of Occultists. Becoming a Member of the Esoteric Community. Analyzing and Interpreting Fieldwork Products -- 2: The Esoteric Scene in America. A Theory of Esoteric Culture. Meanings and Sources of Esotericism. Early American Magics and Occultism. New Religious Movements. Oriental Lights, the Golden Dawn, and Scientific Anomalies. The Contemporary Esoteric Scene -- 3: The Esoteric Community in the Valley. Theorizing about Cults, Sects, and the Cultic Milieu. Esoteric Culture and the Cultic Milieu. The Esoteric Community. Assessing the Cultic Milieu -- 4: Confederated Networks of Occultists. The Hermetic Assembly. The Augur Alliance. The Metaphysic Affiliation. Psychic Fairs. Networks of Occultists in Perspective -- 5: Becoming a Tarot Diviner. Becoming the Phenomenon. Encountering the Tarot. Learning Divination. Reading the Cards. Membership in Perspective -- 6: The Occult Tarot. Tarot Cards. A Hermeneutics of the Tarot. Occult Appropriation of the Cards. The Symbolic Key to Arcane Wisdom. Deliberating on the Occult Tarot -- 7: Occult Theosophies of the Tarot. Vocabularies of Occult Meaning. Grammars of Occult Meaning. Horizons of Occult Theosophy -- 8: Interpreting the Occult Tarot. A Sociological Perspective on Occult Practices. Hermetic Study and Meditation. Tarot Divination. Deciphering Occult Claims to Knowledge -- 9: Esoteric Culture and a Postmodern World. Reflections on Methodology. Esoteric Culture and Modernization. The Social Organization of Esoteric Culture. The Future of Esoteric Culture -- Appendix A: Esoteric Community Survey Form -- Appendix B: Tarot Card Reader Interview Schedule.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-266) and index.