{"product_id":"9781350557512","title":"Esotericism in East Asia Cultural Interpretation and Politics","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEsotericism in East Asia\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCultural Interpretation and Politics\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eChienhui Chuang | Sangyun Han | Julian Strube\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis pioneering \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eopen access book\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eoffers a new take on esotericism by centering the often-overlooked contributions of East Asian thinkers to the development of this field of knowledge.\u003c\/b\u003e The intellectual history of esotericism has long revolved around Western ideas about the East. This book tells a more complex and accurate story that traces global exchanges of ideas across East and West.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsotericism in East Asia\u003c\/i\u003e critically examines how and why the language of 'esotericism' has become so ubiquitous in scholarship on Asian religious ideas and practices. It highlights the role of interactions between European and Asian scholars since the 16th century to show that Asian thinkers and their local contexts have crucially shaped our understanding of esotericism. With contributions focusing on a range of contexts in Japan and China, from Buddhism and Shinto to the Theosophical movement and occultism, this volume provides rich insights into how Asians have engaged with and influenced the study of esotericism across the globe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy introducing a new framework for studying esotericism in Asia from a perspective of global cultural exchange, this volume provides an important corrective to the Eurocentric approaches to studying esotericism that have dominated Western scholarship. As an invaluable reference for scholars working at the intersection of East Asian studies and esotericism, it lays the groundwork for more nuanced scholarship in the field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. This publication received financial support from the publication fund NiedersachsenOPEN, funded by zukunft.niedersachsen.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChienhui Chuang\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor at Kobe Women's University, Japan. Her research focuses on Theosophical movements, internationalism, and cultural exchange in modern East Asia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSangyun Han\u003c\/b\u003e is a PhD candidate at the Graduate School of International Cultural Studies at Tohoku University, Japan. Her dissertation examines the entanglements between the Western New Age movement and Japanese esoteric buddhism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulian Strube\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Religious Studies at Göttingen University. He works on religion and politics from a global historical perspective with a focus on India, East Asia, Europe, and North America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 August 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350557512\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\u003e320\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331230924940,"sku":"9781350557512","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_e5a4894f-a833-4f3a-90ab-705a0f6a3889.jpg?v=1783595359","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350557512","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}