Esotericism and narrative : the occult fiction of Charles Williams /

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Author / Creator:	Roukema, Aren, author.
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018] ©2018
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Series:	Texts and studies in western esotericism, 1871-1405 ; volume 24
Subject:	Williams, Charles, -- 1886-1945 -- Criticism and interpretation. Williams, Charles, -- 1886-1945. Paranormal fiction, English -- History and criticism. Paranormal fiction, English. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12541581

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ISBN:	9789004369115 9004369112 9789004369030 9004369031
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
Summary:	"Esotericism and Narrative: the occult fiction of Charles Williams situates the life and fiction of the Inkling Charles Williams in the network of modern occultism, with special focus on his initiatory experiences in A.E. Waite's Fellowship of the Rosy Cross. Aren Roukema evaluates fictional projections of magic, kabbalah, alchemy and ritual experience in Williams's seven novels of supernatural fantasy. From this specific analysis, he develops more broadly applicable approaches to the serious expression of religious experience in fiction. Roukema shows that esoteric knowledge has frequently been blurred into fiction because of its inherent narrativity and adaptability, particularly by authors already attracted to the syncretism, multivalence and lived fantasy of the modern occult experience"--
Other form:	Print version: Roukema, Aren. Esotericism and narrative. Leiden ; Boston: Brill, [2018] 9789004369030

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