occultism

study of diverse misterious or paranormal knowledge and practices
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occultism

Summary

occultism ranks in the top 0.46% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,508 views/month, #359 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • occultism is a type of human behavior[2].
  • occultism is a type of knowledge[3].
  • occultism is a type of world view[4].
  • occultism is a type of Western esotericism[5].
  • occultism is a type of supernatural[6].
  • occultism's Commons category is recorded as Occult[7].
  • occultism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Occult[8].
  • occultism's main subject is paranormal[9].
  • occultism's main subject is magic[10].
  • occultism's main subject is mysticism[11].
  • occultism's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Occult[12].
  • occultism's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • occultism's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • occultism's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • occultism's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[16].
  • occultism's partially coincident with is recorded as Al-Ghaib[17].
  • occultism's topic has template is recorded as Template:Occult navigation[18].
  • occultism's different from is recorded as covert operation[19].
  • occultism's has list is recorded as list of occult symbols[20].
  • occultism's has list is recorded as list of occult terms[21].
  • occultism's has list is recorded as list of occult writers[22].
  • occultism's has list is recorded as list of occultists[23].
  • occultism's practiced by is recorded as occultist[24].
  • occultism's significant person is recorded as Antoine Court de Gébelin[25].
  • occultism's significant person is recorded as Eliphas Levi[26].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include human behavior[2], knowledge[3], world view[4], Western esotericism[5], and supernatural[6].

Why It Matters

occultism ranks in the top 0.46% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,508 views/month, #359 of 77,819).[1] occultism has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] occultism is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

occultism has been cited as an influence by Nick Land[29], a philosopher[30], b. 1962[31], of United Kingdom[32], specialised in philosophy[33].

FAQs

Who did occultism influence?

occultism has been cited as an influence by Nick Land[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from covert operation
    Topic's main wikimedia portal Portal:Occult
    Aliases
    Main subject paranormal, magic, mysticism
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 530, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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