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Welcome to the Official Website for The Association for the Study of Esotericism

 

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.

 
NEWS! COMING IN SPRING OF 2008:
THE FIRST BOOK IN THE ASE BOOK SERIES, FROM MSU PRESS

ESOTERICISM, ART, and IMAGINATION

[Click title for more information. Major discount for ASE members]


Our third international conference on esotericism will be at the College of Charleston, May 29-June 1, 2008.

Click here for the College of Charleston Conference website, which includes registration and ASE dues information, as well as the current Conference Call for Papers and much other information.
For convenience's sake, ASE dues for membership must be paid via the College of Charleston Conference website. Just go through the registration menu, and instead of registering for the conference, pay dues for 2008. Membership includes a free copy of the Esotericism, Art, and Imagination as well as a semi-annual newsletter.

The extended deadline for proposal submission was 1 February, 2008.  A copy of that ASE Call for Papers can also be found here.
 

Please visit the website of our sister organization, the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism (ESSWE), for information about other academic events in this field. And click here for the ESSE 2009 Conference Call for Papers(ESSWE 2009 CALL FOR PAPERS)