NEW AGE AND ISLAMIC ESOTERICISM IN EURASIA

New Thematic Series: The Introduction by the Guest Editor Oleg Yarosh Historically, Eurasia includes several Muslim-majority regions with a vibrant Islamic spiritual tradition that developed despite strict laïcité policies during the Soviet era. On the other hand, Islamic esotericism also informed esoteric currents in the late Russian Empire and the USSR, as evidenced by George I. Gurdjieff’s teachings and the Fourth Way circles, as well as by the reciprocal influence of popular Central Asia...