Occult Underground by Webb James (31 results)

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Occult Underground. Book.

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Paperback. Condition: New. Just when it seemed that Science and Reason had scored their greatest triumphs, the mid-nineteenth century witnessed an astonishing rebirth of occultism and anti-rationalism: the beginnings of the movement we now call New Age. A secret tradition of knowledge rejected by the Christian or Scientific establishments suddenly became emboldened to seek publicity and converts.James Webb's painstaking research carry him into the undergrowth inhabited by such illuminated personages as Madame Blavatsky, the Reverend Leadbeater, the Bortherhood of Luxor, Annie Besant, Krishnamurti, Swami Vivekananda, Spiritualists, Rosicrucians, Vegetarians, Mithraic cults, and all manner of occult propagandists.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. Just when it seemed that Science and Reason had scored their greatest triumphs, the mid-nineteenth century witnessed an astonishing rebirth of occultism and anti-rationalism: the beginnings of the movement we now call New Age. A secret tradition of knowledge rejected by the Christian or Scientific establishments suddenly became emboldened to seek publicity and converts.James Webb's painstaking research carry him into the undergrowth inhabited by such illuminated personages as Madame Blavatsky, the Reverend Leadbeater, the Bortherhood of Luxor, Annie Besant, Krishnamurti, Swami Vivekananda, Spiritualists, Rosicrucians, Vegetarians, Mithraic cults, and all manner of occult propagandists.…

Soft cover. Condition: New. James Webb delves into the astonishing 19th-century rebirth of occultism and anit-rationalism: the beginnings of the movement we now call New Age. A secret tradition of knowledge rejected by the Christian or Scientific establishments suddenly became emboldened to seek publicity and converts.…

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Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 404 pages. 8.75x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condition: Good. 1St Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Edgewear to dust jacket which is now in protective mylar. 387pp. Book.

Paperback. Condition: New. Just when it seemed that Science and Reason had scored their greatest triumphs, the mid-nineteenth century witnessed an astonishing rebirth of occultism and anti-rationalism: the beginnings of the movement we now call New Age. A secret tradition of knowledge rejected by the Christian or Scientific establishments suddenly became emboldened to seek publicity and converts.James Webb's painstaking research carry him into the undergrowth inhabited by such illuminated personages as Madame Blavatsky, the Reverend Leadbeater, the Bortherhood of Luxor, Annie Besant, Krishnamurti, Swami Vivekananda, Spiritualists, Rosicrucians, Vegetarians, Mithraic cults, and all manner of occult propagandists.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Small tears to edges of dust jacket.This is an American revision of the author's The Flight from Reason Vol 1 of THE AGE OF THE IRRATIONAL. In this revised edition the preface has been slightly abbreviated, all the footnotes are after each chapter no longer as a separate section at the end of the book and the illustrations have been reduced from 34 to 25 and printed on plain paper. 387 pages.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine copy with an original bookmark and sticker from Samuel Weiser Antiquarian(oldest occult bookstore in USA), pages clean and crisp, covers clean, no highlighting or underlining. 100% Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. Thank you for your interest. We ship the same day or the next business day. z7.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Just when it seemed that Science and Reason had scored their greatest triumphs, the mid-nineteenth century witnessed an astonishing rebirth of occultism and anti-rationalism: the beginnings of the movement we now call New Age. A secret tradition of knowledge rejected by the Christian or Scientific establishments suddenly became emboldened to seek publicity and converts.James Webb's painstaking research carry him into the undergrowth inhabited by such illuminated personages as Madame Blavatsky, the Reverend Leadbeater, the Bortherhood of Luxor, Annie Besant, Krishnamurti, Swami Vivekananda, Spiritualists, Rosicrucians, Vegetarians, Mithraic cults, and all manner of occult propagandists.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Large closed tear and scuffing to dust jacket, now in protective mylar, owner name on fly. 387pp. Book.

Paperback. Condition: New. Just when it seemed that Science and Reason had scored their greatest triumphs, the mid-nineteenth century witnessed an astonishing rebirth of occultism and anti-rationalism: the beginnings of the movement we now call New Age. A secret tradition of knowledge rejected by the Christian or Scientific establishments suddenly became emboldened to seek publicity and converts.James Webb's painstaking research carry him into the undergrowth inhabited by such illuminated personages as Madame Blavatsky, the Reverend Leadbeater, the Bortherhood of Luxor, Annie Besant, Krishnamurti, Swami Vivekananda, Spiritualists, Rosicrucians, Vegetarians, Mithraic cults, and all manner of occult propagandists.…

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Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

First printing. 387 pages. Hardbound in very good condition in a near very good dust jacket; Tear to front jacket panel, wear to spine ends, scare to jacket spine near foot.

First printing. 387 pages. Hardbound in very good condition in a very good dust jacket.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Soft cover, 23 x 15 cm, 387 pp., English, Illustrations, book condition: Very Good Covers "such personages as Madame Blavatsky, the Reverend Leadbeater, the Brotherhood of Luxor, Annie Besant, Krishnamurti, Swami Vivekananda, Spiritualists, Rosicrucians, vegetarians, Mithraic cults, and all manner of occult propagandists"--Cover. [This description may have been translated by AI.]. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Open Court. La Salle, Ill. 1974. 387 pages. First edition, first printing. Book is tight. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Orange cloth is bright and clean. Endpapers are clean. Faint discoloration on bottom page edges. Courtesy of The Antioch Review stamped on upper right corner of FFEP. Original DJ with $8.95 price intact on flap. DJ shows rubbing along edges at crown, along with minor tiny chipping at crown. Slight rubbing and soiling on rear of DJ. A deeper dive into the occult underworld written from an educational, historical perspective. Some of those explored include Madame Blavatsky, Theosophy, Rev. Leadbeater, Brotherhood of Luxor, Annie Besant, Stanislas de Guaita, Rosicrucians, Mithraic Cults, Swami Vivekananda & many more. VG+/VG.…

Hardcover. Condition: neuwertig. Erste Aufl. Grauer Pappeinband mit geprägtem Rückentitel und fotografisch gestaltetem Schutzumschlag in sehr gutem, neuwertigem Erhaltungszustand, das Buch wurde lediglich zu Prüfzwecken aus der Originalfolie genommen. "Mit der "Flucht vor der Vernunft" komplettiert der marixverlag die vielbeachtete Studie zum Phänomen des Okkultismus im aufgeklärten Europa des genialen schottischen Historikers und Kulturwissenschaftlers James Charles Napier Webb in einer deutschen Erstübersetzung. In seinem Band "Das Zeitalter des Irrationalen" hatte sich Webb den irrationalistischen Strömungen des 20. Jahrhunderts zugewandt, und sie in einem weitausholenden Wurf ideen- und kulturgeschichtlich analysiert. Hier nun steht das 19. Jahrhundert unter gleichen Fragestellungen im Mittelpunkt. Schier unglaublich ist es bei alledem, dass das vorliegende Buch von einem jungen Gelehrten geschrieben wurde, bevor er 25 Jahre alt war. Die Stärke Webbs sind gerade die Breite und Weite seines Blicks, seines Fragehorizonts, also Aspekte, die man bei ausgereiften Arbeiten erwartet. Zahlreiche kulturelle und soziale Zusammenhänge zur Geschichte des Okkulten sind vor Webb noch niemals so klar ausgedrückt worden. Webbs frühe Meisterschaft wird u. a. in seinen kurzen Persönlichkeitsskizzen deutlich: Treffsicher fängt er Stärken und Schwächen, Allzumenschliches und vor allem die sozialen Netzwerke ein, in denen die Personen seiner Darstellung existiert haben, von Andrew Jackson Davis bis zu Adam Mickiewicz. Die Bücher von James Webb hatten - was sich gerade heute im Rückblick sagen lässt - eine wegweisende Funktion für die Integration der Erforschung des Okkulten und Esoterischen in den Raum der Kulturwissenschaften." (Verlagstext) James Charles Napier Webb (* 13. Januar 1946 in Edinburgh; gestorben 8. Mai 1980 bei Durisdeer, Dumfries and Galloway, Südschottland) war ein britischer Historiker und Kulturwissenschaftler. Er gilt als Pionier der historischen Betrachtung des Okkultismus und seines Kontextes im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert. Webb war einer der ersten Forscher, die sich wissenschaftlich mit dem Okkultismus des 19. Jahrhunderts beschäftigten, wohlwissend, dass auch die wissenschaftlich distanzierte Beschäftigung mit diesem von der Geschichtswissenschaft gemiedenen Themenfeld das Ende seiner wissenschaftlichen Karriere bedeuten konnte. Webb gilt heute als Pionier der Erforschung des Okkultismus und angrenzender Bereiche der Esoterik, und seine beiden Hauptwerke The Occult Underground und The Occult Establishment wurden ins Deutsche übersetzt. Der englische Religionswissenschaftler Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke untersuchte in seiner im Jahr 1982 erschienenen Dissertation die Ariosophie und die okkulten Wurzeln des Nationalsozialismus, wobei er sich besonders auf Webbs Arbeiten stützte, die Teilaspekten gewidmet waren. Marco Frenschkowski (* 7. Juli 1960 in Hamburg) ist ein deutscher evangelischer Theologe und Religionswissenschaftler. Neben fachwissenschaftlichen Arbeiten publiziert er auch zu allgemeinen kulturwissenschaftlichen Themen. Frenschkowski studierte von 1978 bis 1983 in Mainz und Tübingen Evangelische Theologie und Gräzistik. Er promovierte 1994 bei Otto Böcher im Fach Neues Testament und wurde 2001 habilitiert. Nach Lehrtätigkeiten an den Universitäten Mainz, Koblenz, Duisburg-Essen und Kassel und der Kirchlichen Hochschule Wuppertal ist Frenschkowski seit 2011 Professor für Neues Testament an der Theologischen Fakultät der Universität Leipzig. Frenschkowski war Pfarrer der Evangelischen Kirche in Hessen und Nassau (Ordination 1986), für die er v. a. Bildungs- und Ökumenearbeit leistete. Michael Siefener (* 14. November 1961 in Köln) ist ein deutscher Schriftsteller und Übersetzer, der hauptsächlich Werke der phantastischen und historischen Literatur veröffentlicht. (Wikipedia) In deutscher Sprache. 576 pages. 8° (155 x 215mm).…