{"product_id":"9789819658244","title":"The Esoteric in Religious and Spiritual Traditions A Comparative Study","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Esoteric in Religious and Spiritual Traditions\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Comparative Study\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePatrick Laude\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ Comparative Religion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 36.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: #002060;\"\u003eThis book offers a comparative examination of the esoteric \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003edimension\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eacross diverse religions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam. It seeks to answer \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003ethe\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003equestion of\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ewhether the \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003econcept of the\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eesoteric can be applied across traditions and explores intersections\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e convergences, \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eand differences in its use and presence therein\u003c\/span\u003e. The book provides new avenues for research by moving beyond the study of Western esotericism and examining how the \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003ecategory of the\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eesoteric can be applied in the contexts of Abrahamic faiths and Asian traditions. The book is organized into six centers of reflection, including the esoteric dialectics of hiding and revealing, the claim of esoteric traditions to restore wholeness and provide a comprehensive understanding of reality, the character of immediacy and directness, the intrinsic esoteric distinction between two truths, and the non-dualistic leanings of esoteric schools in terms of the unity of reality and the subjective immanence of an all-embracing Divine Selfhood. Overall, the book provides a comprehensive phenomenology of the esoteric in religions. It \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003ewill be\u003c\/span\u003e of interest to researchers and students of theology and religious studies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #002060; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003ePatrick Laude is Professor \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eof Theology and Religious Studies \u003c\/span\u003eat \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eGeorgetown\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eUniversity\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ein Qatar, where \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003ehe has been teaching\u003c\/span\u003e since 2006. He was Fellow in Philosophy at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris from 1979 to 1982. Laude's scholarly interests and output lie in comparative mysticism, poetry and mysticism, and Western representations and interpretations of Asian spiritual and wisdom traditions. He has authored twelve books \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e many articles in academic journals, the most recent being \u003cem\u003eSurrendering to the Self-Ramana Maharshi's Message for the Present\u003c\/em\u003e (London: Hurst, 2022 \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eand New Delhi: Fingerprint Publishing, 2024\u003c\/span\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 May 2025\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Singapore\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9789819658244\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e309\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50454778839180,"sku":"9789819658244","price":125.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789819658244.jpg?v=1780603133","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789819658244","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}