In May, 2002, the journal Esoterica hosted the First North American Symposium on the Study of Esotericism at Michigan State University. There, the invited participants created a new scholarly organization, the Association for the Study of Esotericism [ASE], along with a mission statement and a set of goals. This organization subsequently was incorporated in August, 2002, as a recognized 501(c)3 non-profit organization. The primary mission of this organization is to support excellence in scholarship and to foster communication among scholars who, though their work originates from a wide range of fields, find esotericism a common theme of their research.

Our third volume in the series Studies in Esotericism is now in process. Here is our Call for Articles. We will be opening membership in ASE in January, 2010, and membership will include a free copy of the second volume in the ASE book series, Esotericism, Religion, and Nature. We will make the book available here first—it is currently being printed. The 2010 ASE conference has been cancelled because of budgetary constraints, but our book series and other activities will continue. See here for more details.

Now Available!:
THE FIRST BOOK IN THE ASE BOOK SERIES, FROM MSU PRESS

ESOTERICISM, ART, and IMAGINATION

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The first print anthology of academic articles of the Association for the Study of Esotericism is now available from MSU Press. Members of the ASE who paid 2008 dues via the conference registration system, and who attended the 2008 ASE conference in Charleston, South Carolina, received an advance uncorrected proof copy of Esotericism, Art, and Imagination at the conference. The final version of the book is now widely available commercially, for instance, here, here, and here.