Aries is the first academic journal specifically devoted to the study of esotericism. The journal publishes scholarly work, both empirically and theoretically driven, on all aspects of esoteric currents from antiquity to the present day, unrestrained by geographical and cultural location, and from a range of approaches in the humanities and social sciences. Esotericism is understood pragmatically as an umbrella term that covers a variety of historical currents, including but not limited to Gnosticism, Hermetism, theurgy, the Islamic science of letters, the “occult sciences” (magic, alchemy, astrology), kabbalah, Paracelsianism, Rosicrucianism, theosophy, illuminism, spiritualism and occultism, tantra and yoga, psychical research, traditionalism, neopaganism, alternative spiritualities, conspirituality, popular occulture, etc. Aries is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal publishing articles and book reviews in English, French, German, and Italian.
Editor-in-Chief
Egil Asprem, Stockholm University, Sweden
Book Review Editor
Julian Strube, University of Vienna, Austria
Editorial Board
Jean-Pierre Brach, École Pratique des Hautes Études, France
Carole Cusack, University of Sydney, Australia
Claire Fanger, Rice University, TX, USA
Christine Ferguson, University of Stirling, UK
Peter Forshaw, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Ioannis Gaitanidis, Chiba University, Japan
Wouter Hanegraaff, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Boaz Huss, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Andreas Kilcher, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Birgit Menzel, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany
Sophie Page, University College London, UK
Marco Pasi, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Liana Saif, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Editor-in-Chief
Egil Asprem, Stockholm University, Sweden
Book Review Editor
Julian Strube, University of Vienna, Austria
Editorial Board
Jean-Pierre Brach, École Pratique des Hautes Études, France
Carole Cusack, University of Sydney, Australia
Claire Fanger, Rice University, TX, USA
Christine Ferguson, University of Stirling, UK
Peter Forshaw, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Ioannis Gaitanidis, Chiba University, Japan
Wouter Hanegraaff, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Boaz Huss, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Andreas Kilcher, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Birgit Menzel, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany
Sophie Page, University College London, UK
Marco Pasi, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Liana Saif, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Social Media Editor S. Brennan Kettelle
Academic Search Alumni Edition
Academic Search Complete
Academic Search Elite
Academic Search Premier
Academic Search Ultimate
Advanced Placement Source
American Humanities Index
ERIH PLUS
Humanities International Complete
Humanities International Index
Humanities Source
Humanities Source Ultimate
Index to the Study of Religions
Religion Index One: Periodicals
Religion & Philosophy Collection
Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale
SCOPUS
Web of Science
Aries is the first academic journal specifically devoted to the study of esotericism. The journal publishes scholarly work, both empirically and theoretically driven, on all aspects of esoteric currents from antiquity to the present day, unrestrained by geographical and cultural location, and from a range of approaches in the humanities and social sciences. Esotericism is understood pragmatically as an umbrella term that covers a variety of historical currents, including but not limited to Gnosticism, Hermetism, theurgy, the Islamic science of letters, the “occult sciences” (magic, alchemy, astrology), kabbalah, Paracelsianism, Rosicrucianism, theosophy, illuminism, spiritualism and occultism, tantra and yoga, psychical research, traditionalism, neopaganism, alternative spiritualities, conspirituality, popular occulture, etc. Aries is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal publishing articles and book reviews in English, French, German, and Italian.