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Occult Russia - Pagan, Esoteric, and Mystical Traditions (Paperback)
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Occult Russia - Pagan, Esoteric, and Mystical Traditions (Paperback)
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Loot Price R383
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In this in-depth look at occult and esoteric traditions in Russia,
Christopher McIntosh explores the currents of mysticism, myth,
magic, and the spiritual to which the Russian soul has always been
attuned. The author explains how the search for meaning in the
post-Soviet era has given rise to a revival of ancient spiritual
traditions and a plethora of new movements. He examines the
precursors to these movements in the "Silver Age" (1880-1920)
before the Revolution, when alternative forms of spirituality were
finding new life as a reaction to the ongoing climate of violence,
revolt, and repression. He discusses the impact of the Russian
Revolution on spiritual and esoteric groups, and shows how their
activities were tolerated and even in some instances
encouraged--until Stalin assumed power in 1924. Discussing the
spiritual reawakening after the fall of communism in 1989, the
author explores the survival of Slavic deities and pagan practices
in modern Russia, including the indigenous pre-Christian customs of
the Mari people and the shamanic traditions of Siberia. He examines
the resurgence of the Orthodox Church and the burgeoning of
alternative forms of spirituality. He offers a deep look at the
controversial Book of Veles, branded by some as a forgery and
hailed by others as an epic chronicle of the Slavic people. He also
explores the interface between spirituality and the arts and the
unique qualities of the Russian language as a medium for the
sacred. Revealing the implications of the modern Russian spiritual
and esoteric renaissance, McIntosh shows that it still remains to
be seen whether Edgar Cayce's prediction of Russia as the hope of
the world will come true or if Russia will remain, as Churchill
famously stated, "a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an
enigma."
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