The SHWEP Blog

The SHWEP blog is for all manner of things which crop up in the life of the scholar of western esotericism but don’t fit into our chronological framework: the Living Esoteric Cultures Series of interviews, reflections on the academic field of the study of western esotericism, accounts of past or upcoming events, other notifications, and perhaps even the odd blog post.

 

Light in Darkness: An Audio Tour of an Important New Exhibition on the Life and Thought of Jacob Böhme

An audio tour of the first major international exhibition devoted to the life and work of the great Christian esotericist Jacob Böhme.

First Annual Report of the SHWEP

We reflect on a year of doing this podcast, and on the year to come.

An Interview with Dr Liana Saif on the Present and Future Study of Islamic Esotericism

The future of the study of western esotericism will encompass all the western monotheist traditions. And the future is now!

On the Necessity of Useless Scholarship

There has never been a better time to study ‘useless’ subjects. Get involved!