Ethnographies of the Esoteric (2018)

Special issue: “Ethnographies of the Esoteric”, edited by Susannah Crockford and Egil Asprem, Correspondences: Journal for the Study of Esotericism 6, no. 1 (2018).

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Contents:

1. Ethnographies of the Esoteric: Introducing Anthropological Methods and Theories to the Study of Contemporary Esotericism, Susannah Crockford & Egil Asprem.

2. Initiatory Materials: An Ethnography of Contemporary Alchemy in Sweden, Olivia Cejvan.

3. A Mercury Retrograde Kind of Day: Exploring Astrology in Contemporary New Age Spirituality and American Social Life, Susannah Crockford.

4. Reflections on the Ethnographic Study of Contemporary Ritual Magic, Damon Zacharias Lycourinos.