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University of Amsterdam

Current research projects at the HHP centre

Current research at the HHP centre

Research at the HHP Centre and PhD dissertations

Research at the HHP Centre

Our research covers the entire history of Western esotericism.

PhD dissertations

An overview of dissertations completed at the HHP centre.

News

18th Annual Conference

18th Annual Conference of the European Association for the Study of Religions; Pisa, 30 August – 3 September 2021

Bibliotheca BPH transfer

State owned part of Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica transferred to the Allard Pierson Museum

HHP news

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Study & research at the HHP

Study Western esotericism

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Cutting edge research

Find out about HHP research in the field of Western Esotericism: hermetic philosophy, occulte, religion alchemy and more.

Read more ongoing research projects from our researchers:

Dr. Peter J. Forshaw

Associate Professor in History of Western Esotericism in the Early Modern Period.

Mriganka Mukhopadhyay, MA

PhD researcher in the Modern Period at the HHP Centre.

Prof. Dr. Wouter J. Hanegraaff

Professor in History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents.

Dr. Marco Pasi

Associate Professor in the History of Western Esotericism in the Modern Period and is the Director of the HHP Centre.

Prof. Dr. Wouter J. Hanegraaff

Professor in History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents.

Dr. Marco Pasi

Associate Professor in the History of Western Esotericism in the Modern Period and is the Director of the HHP Centre.

Read more about current research projects at the HHP Centre

Journals, book series, and international activities​

ESSWE

The European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism (ESSWE) was founded in Amsterdam in 2005, the staff at the HHP centre continues to be deeply involved with the further development of this international learned society.

Current Research Projects

The HHP centre is thus an intrinsic part of a larger international network that promotes, creates and distributes peer-reviewed academic research in the interdisciplinary field of Western esotericism.

The European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism (ESSWE) was founded in Amsterdam in 2005, and the staff  at the HHP centre continues to be deeply involved with the further development of this international learned society. Our staff has also been instrumental in setting up and running the leading peer-reviewed journal devoted to Western esotericism, Aries, and the Aries Book Series – both published by Brill under the auspices of the ESSWE. The HHP centre is thus an intrinsic part of a larger international network that promotes, creates and distributes peer-reviewed academic research in the interdisciplinary field of Western esotericism.

Facilities

The presence in Amsterdam of the famous Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica, situated in the Embassy of the Free Mind, and of the rich material of the Amsterdam University Library’s Special Collections (Bijzondere Collecties) provides important research facilities for our staff. The HHP’s strong emphasis on historical research of primary sources is greatly advanced by these libraries and collections.