Introduction: Reconceptualizing Innovation and Its Role in Esotericism
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Introduction: Reconceptualizing Innovation and Its Role in Esotericism . / Rudbøg, Tim; Hedesan, Georgiana .
Innovation in Esotericism from the Renaissance to the Present. red. / Georgiana D. Hedesan; Tim Rudbøg. Palgrave Macmillan, 2021. s. 1-31.Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport › Bidrag til bog/antologi › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Introduction:
T2 - Reconceptualizing Innovation and Its Role in Esotericism
AU - Rudbøg, Tim
AU - Hedesan, Georgiana
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Despite claims of representing an ancient, unchanging wisdom, esoteric movements have often constructed their traditions and adapted to various historical contexts. In view of existing scholarship, we argue that “innovation” can be a useful heuristic tool for understanding the historical changes esoteric traditions undergo. In this chapter we reconceptualize innovation to be the continuous leveraging of past traditions in new contexts. In terms of ideas, we affirm that innovation is a mechanism of negotiation whereby an idea is either produced against, or adapted from, an older set of concepts in order to respond to a present context. We further consider the role of individual choice in innovation, and analyze how knowledge frameworks, such as esotericism, religion, or science, are interconnected to produce innovation.
AB - Despite claims of representing an ancient, unchanging wisdom, esoteric movements have often constructed their traditions and adapted to various historical contexts. In view of existing scholarship, we argue that “innovation” can be a useful heuristic tool for understanding the historical changes esoteric traditions undergo. In this chapter we reconceptualize innovation to be the continuous leveraging of past traditions in new contexts. In terms of ideas, we affirm that innovation is a mechanism of negotiation whereby an idea is either produced against, or adapted from, an older set of concepts in order to respond to a present context. We further consider the role of individual choice in innovation, and analyze how knowledge frameworks, such as esotericism, religion, or science, are interconnected to produce innovation.
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-67906-4_1
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-67906-4_1
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 9783030679057
SP - 1
EP - 31
BT - Innovation in Esotericism from the Renaissance to the Present
A2 - Hedesan, Georgiana D.
A2 - Rudbøg, Tim
PB - Palgrave Macmillan
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