Introducing Islām

1 tim 13 min•3 januari 2025

Om avsnittet

With Episode 200 the SHWEP has reached a milestone of sorts. We are in the seventh century, and the world-order suddenly changes irrevocably as a new political force arises from Arabia: the Believers. We discuss three main respects in which the history of Islam is the history of western esotericism.

Fler avsnitt

Early Islamic ‘Mahdism’: Radical Politics, Apocalyptic, and the Esoteric

17 okt.54 min

The Struggle for Esoteric Authority in Early Islām: The Shī‘a and the Ghulāt

9 okt.1 tim 17 min

Prolegomena to the Development of the Shī‘a and of Shī‘ī Esotericisms in the Eighth Century and Beyond

24 sep.49 min

Islām and Esotericism in the Eighth Century: The Umayyad Era and the Question of Islām as ‘Religion’

17 sep.1 tim 2 min

The Horoscope of Islām and The Alchemical Stone: Maria Papathanassiou on Stephanos of Alexandria, Part II

4 mars33 min

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Introducing Islām

Om avsnittet

Fler avsnitt

Early Islamic ‘Mahdism’: Radical Politics, Apocalyptic, and the Esoteric

The Struggle for Esoteric Authority in Early Islām: The Shī‘a and the Ghulāt

Prolegomena to the Development of the Shī‘a and of Shī‘ī Esotericisms in the Eighth Century and Beyond

Islām and Esotericism in the Eighth Century: The Umayyad Era and the Question of Islām as ‘Religion’

Into the Archives with Alicia Walker

Alicia Walker on Everyday Magical Culture in East Rome

Three Ancient Sages: On East Roman Magical Books

Gerasimos Merianos on East Roman Alchemy in Late Antiquity and Beyond, Part II

Gerasimos Merianos on East Roman Alchemy in Late Antiquity and Beyond, Part I

The Horoscope of Islām and The Alchemical Stone: Maria Papathanassiou on Stephanos of Alexandria, Part II