Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke

1 series 3 books in order 1 standalone book

Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke (1953–2012) was a British historian and professor of Western esotericism at the University of Exeter, best known for several scholarly books on the history of occultism in Nazism and Western esotericism, including The Occult Roots of Nazism, Hitler's Priestess, and Black Sun. He is also credited with G. R. S. Mead and the Gnostic Quest and Paracelsus in the Western Esoteric Masters Series.

Born
1953
Known for
Western Esoteric Masters Series

Series by Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke

Western Esoteric Masters Series

7 books in order · 1987–2006

  1. John Dee

    1987

    Although revered in his own time, John Dee (1527-1608) was until recently regarded as an isolated crank on the margins of Tudor history. This…

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    Paracelsus

    1990 · Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke

    Regarded today as the father of modern medicine, Paracelsus (1493-1541) was in fact much more besides. Natural scientist, philosopher, alchemist,…

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  3. Emanuel Swedenborg

    2003

    Best known for his focus on the intuitive force within, Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) also anticipated major modern discoveries in mineralogy,…

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  4. Rudolf Steiner

    2004

    A pivotal figure of modern isotericism, Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925) was a clairvoyant and supersensitive with a scientific and philosophical…

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    G. R. S. Mead and the Gnostic Quest

    2005 · Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke

    George Robert Stowe Mead (1863-1933) was a major translator, editor, and commentator on Gnostic and hermetic literature and thus a pivotal figure…

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  6. Marsilio Ficino

    2006

    Marsilio Ficino was one of the most influential humanist philosophers of the early Italian Renaissance. Though an ordained priest, he was also a…

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    Helena Blavatsky

    Year unknown · Елена Петровна Блаватская

    Helena Blavatsky is a 2004 book by Елена Петровна Блаватская. It is part of the series Western Esoteric Masters Series. The listed edition runs 220…

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Standalone books

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