Introduction: Reconceptualizing Innovation and Its Role in Esotericism

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Introduction: Reconceptualizing Innovation and Its Role in Esotericism . / Rudbøg, Tim; Hedesan, Georgiana .

Innovation in Esotericism from the Renaissance to the Present. red. / Georgiana D. Hedesan; Tim Rudbøg. Palgrave Macmillan, 2021. s. 1-31.

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Rudbøg, T & Hedesan, G 2021, Introduction: Reconceptualizing Innovation and Its Role in Esotericism . i GD Hedesan & T Rudbøg (red), Innovation in Esotericism from the Renaissance to the Present. Palgrave Macmillan, s. 1-31. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67906-4_1

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Rudbøg, T., & Hedesan, G. (2021). Introduction: Reconceptualizing Innovation and Its Role in Esotericism . I G. D. Hedesan, & T. Rudbøg (red.), Innovation in Esotericism from the Renaissance to the Present (s. 1-31). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67906-4_1

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Rudbøg T, Hedesan G. Introduction: Reconceptualizing Innovation and Its Role in Esotericism . I Hedesan GD, Rudbøg T, red., Innovation in Esotericism from the Renaissance to the Present. Palgrave Macmillan. 2021. s. 1-31 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67906-4_1

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Rudbøg, Tim ; Hedesan, Georgiana . / Introduction: Reconceptualizing Innovation and Its Role in Esotericism . Innovation in Esotericism from the Renaissance to the Present. red. / Georgiana D. Hedesan ; Tim Rudbøg. Palgrave Macmillan, 2021. s. 1-31

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