The inclination came to the child during punishment. A young Awol Erizku got kicked out of class for pulling a prank. Limbo was an art room. Waiting for whatever repercussions, the child looked around ...

Esotericism, often shrouded in mystery and intrigue, refers to a range of spiritual and philosophical traditions focused on hidden or arcane knowledge.Derived from the Greek word esoterikos, meaning ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Strauss's historical investigation of the use of exoteric writing in Farabi, Maimonides, Halevi, and Spinoza, is in fact his history of the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The debate initiated by Segal's "defense of reductionism" has produced a polarization between the theoretical positions of reductionism and ...

Ben Joffe, who is from South Africa, received his PhD in cultural anthropology specializing in the anthropology of contemporary Tibet, Tibetan diaspora, Buddhism, and esotericism. His doctoral ...

Maybe it was Irving Kristol's fault. When the intellectual godfather of neoconservatism pointed to Leo Strauss as a seminal influence on his thinking, the stage was set for a seemingly endless season ...

Awol Erizku is in a season of momentum. With his first solo museum show X on view and a major presentation at Sean Kelly Gallery, the artist is expanding his language across institutions, classrooms ...