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PUBLICATIONS Online publications July 2025 Comparative Studies of Civilisations and Spiritualities

Religiographies, vol.4 n.1

Open-access and peer-reviewed journal, curated by the Centre for Comparative Studies of Civilisations and Spiritualities at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini. With an interdisciplinary approach, Religiographies fosters dialogue between historians, sociologists, anthropologists, philosophers, and psychologists on three main themes: mysticism, esotericism, and spirituality.

This issue of Religiographies offers an excursus into the legacy of Eranos: the series of encounters held in Ascona starting in 1933 that brought together some of the most stimulating minds of the time, organised by the Dutch activist, painter and researcher Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn on the inspiration of Rudolf Otto and Carl Gustav Jung. The articles explore the influence of the meetings on the social sciences, humanities, performing and visual arts, in particular music, dance, theatre and painting.

Religiographies vol. 4 n.1

Special Issue: “The Eranos Experience: Spirituality and the Arts in a Comparative Perspective” edited by Wouter J. Hanegraaff

Eranos and the Arts

[1-6] Editorial | Wouter J. Hanegraaff, University of Amsterdam

The "Blue Book" of Olga Fröbe‐Kapteyn, Founder of Eranos

[7-39] Article | Riccardo Bernardini and Fabio Merlini, Eranos Foundation (Ascona)

Ancient Religions in Carl Gustav Jung’s Visual Works: A Mythopoetic

[40-56] Article | Sébastien Mantegari Bertorelli, University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

Science and Aesthetics in Portmann’s Post-war Eranos Lectures

[57-73] Article | Philipp Kuster, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München & Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society

"Vestiges of the Sacred": Mircea Eliade on Desacralization, Modern Art, and Surrealism

[74-90] Article | Lieven De Maeyer, Titus Brandsma Institute-Radboud University (Nijmegen)

Literature and Writers at Eranos: Overview of a Missed Appointment

[91-103] Article | Agnès Parmentier, Université Paris-Saclay / Harvard University

The Imaginal Geography of Philip Pullman’s Novels

[117-130] Article | Charles M. Stang, Center for the Study of World Religions Harvard Divinity School

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