Description

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Assembling original contributions, this book is a pioneering attempt to address theEuro-American esoteric reception and appropriation of China.

Positioned between eighteenth-century's mesmerism and intersections with the modern martial arts current, the contributions specifically centre on nineteenth and early twentieth-century occult appraisals and representations. This book opens up an under-explored area of research in
the field of East-West interactions and the global history of religions.

About the Author

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Lukas K. Pokorny is Professor and Chair in Religious Studies at the University of Vienna, Austria. Franz Winter is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Graz, Austria.