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Johan Nilsson

Johan Nilsson

Researcher

Johan Nilsson

As a Fire Beneath the Ashes : The Quest for Chinese Wisdom within Occultism, 1850-1949.

Author

  • Johan Nilsson

Department/s

  • History of Religions and Religious Behavioural Science

Publishing year

2020-01-31

Language

English

Document type

Dissertation

Publisher

Centre for Theology and Religious Studies, Lund University

Topic

  • History of Religions

Keywords

  • western esotericism
  • Chinese religion
  • occultism
  • Daoism
  • Orientalism
  • Construction of tradition
  • Albert de Pouvourville
  • Aleister Crowley
  • René Guénon
  • Rudolf Steiner
  • sinology
  • textual bias
  • textualism

Status

Published

Supervisor

  • Olle Qvarnström
  • Henrik Bogdan
  • Fredrik Gregorius

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 978-91-7895-425-4
  • ISBN: 978-91-7895-424-7

Defence date

28 February 2020

Defence time

13:15

Defence place

LUX C121

Opponent

  • Olav Hammer (professor)