occultism
study of diverse misterious or paranormal knowledge and practices
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Summary
occultism is a belief system[1]. occultism is a type of human behavior[2], knowledge[3], world view[4], and pseudoscience[5].
Key Facts
- Subclass of: Western esotericism[6], supernatural[7]
- Main subject: paranormal[8], magic[9], mysticism[10], Liberluxpolism[11]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[15]
- Partially coincident with: Al-Ghaib[16]
- Topic has template: Template:Occult navigation[17]
- Different from: covert operation[18]
- Has list: list of occult symbols[19], list of occult terms[20], list of occult writers[21], list of occultists[22]
- Practiced by: occultist[23]
- Significant person: Antoine Court de Gébelin[24], Eliphas Levi[25], Gérard Encausse[26], Helena Blavatsky[27]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[28]
- P14483: e/el-dano-del-ocultismo-a-la-fe-catolica[29]
Why It Matters
occultism has been cited as an influence by Nick Land[30], a philosopher[31], b. 1962[32], of United Kingdom[33], specialised in philosophy[34].
FAQs
Who did occultism influence?
occultism has been cited as an influence by Nick Land[30].