Western Esotericism in Scandinavia

717 Pages·2016·2.82 MB·English

by  Henrik Bogdan

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Western Esotericism in Scandinavia
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Western Esotericism
in Scandinavia
Edited by
Henrik Bogdan
Olav Hammer
LEIDEN | BOSTON
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Cover illustration: Magical sigil from the collection of King Charles XIII, used by permission of the Library
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Bogdan, Henrik, editor.
Title: Western esotericism in Scandinavia / edited by Henrik Bogdan, Olav
Hammer.
Description: Boston : Brill, 2016. | Includes bibliographical references and
index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016002650 | ISBN 9789004302419 (hardback : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Occultism--Scandinavia--Encyclopedias.
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Contents
List of Contributors xii
Introduction 1
Henrik Bogdan and Olav Hammer
Alchemy
in Denmark 11
Morten Fink-Jensen
in Finland 18
Tomas Mansikka
in Norway 25
Gina Dahl
in Sweden 33
Carl-Michael Edenborg
Anthroposophy
in Denmark 43
René Dybdal
in Finland 49
Kennet Granholm
in Norway 53
Ingvild Sælid Gilhus
in Sweden 58
Håkan Lejon
Astrology in the Early Modern Period
in Denmark 64
Morten Fink-Jensen
in Norway 70
Gina Dahl
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in Sweden 78
Kjell Lekeby
Astrology in the Contemporary Period
in Denmark 89
Kirstine Munk
in Finland 98
Tom Sjöblom
in Sweden 104
Jenny-Ann Brodin Danell
Christian Theosophy
in Denmark 113
Søren Feldtfos Thomsen
in Finland 119
Tomas Mansikka
in Norway 127
Jan-Erik Ebbestad Hansen
in Sweden 137
Fabian Linde
Freemasonry
in Denmark 145
Andreas Önnerfors
in Finland 152
Nils G. Holm
in Norway 162
Andreas Önnerfors
in Sweden 168
Henrik Bogdan
Contents vii
Hermeticism
in Denmark 182
Morten Fink-Jensen
in Sweden 189
Susanna Åkerman
Human Potential 195
Liselotte Frisk
Jungianism 203
Suzanne Gieser
Kabbalah
in Denmark 212
Sara Møldrup Thejls
in Sweden 218
Thomas Karlsson
Magic in the Early Modern Period
in Denmark 228
Morten Fink-Jensen
in Finland 236
Tomas Mansikka
in Sweden 244
Henrik Bogdan and Kjell Lekeby
Martinus 254
Helle Bertelsen
Mesmerism
in Denmark 264
Søren Bak-Jensen
in Norway 269
Tonje Maria Mehren
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in Sweden 285
Olav Hammer
New Age
in Denmark 292
Mikael Rothstein
in Finland 301
Tom Sjöblom
in Norway 307
Ingvild Sælid Gilhus
in Sweden 313
Liselotte Frisk
Occultism
in Denmark 319
Sara Møldrup Thejls
in Finland 324
Kennet Granholm
in Norway 332
Geir Uldal and Geir Winje
in Sweden 343
Kennet Granholm
Paganism
in Denmark 350
Benjamin Weber Pedersen
in Finland 360
Titus Hjelm
in Norway 367
Geir Uldal and Geir Winje
Contents ix
in Sweden 380
Fredrik Gregorius
Pansophy 390
Fabian Linde
Paracelsianism
in Denmark 402
Jole Shackelford
in Finland 410
Tomas Mansikka
in Norway 417
Gina Dahl
in Sweden 425
Susanna Åkerman
Rosicrucianism in the Early Modern Period
in Denmark 431
Jole Shackelford
in Sweden 439
Susanna Åkerman
Rosicrucianism in the Contemporary Period
in Denmark 445
Jacob Christiansen Senholt
in Finland 448
Tom Sjöblom and Jussi Sohlberg
in Norway 453
Kjersti Løken
Satanism
in Denmark  463
Jesper Aagaard Petersen