Aries (journal)
Academic journal
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Aries: Journal for the Study of Western Esotericism[1] is a peer-reviewed academic journal[2] covering the academic and historical study of Western esotericism. It is published by Brill Academic Publishers on behalf of the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism.[2] Two issues are published annually; in recent years the first one is a special issue, devoted to a specific theme proposed by a guest editor.
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| Discipline | Academic study of Western esotericism, religious studies |
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| Language | English |
| Edited by | Egil Asprem |
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| History | 2001–present |
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| Frequency | Biannually |
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| ISO 4 | Aries |
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| ISSN | 1567-9896 (print) 1570-0593 (web) |
| OCLC no. | 768086463 |
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History
A predecessor to the journal was founded in 1983 by Antoine Faivre and Roland Edighoffer under the title ARIES.[3][1] This name was an acronym of "Association pour la Recherche et l'Information sur l'Ésotérisme, transl. Association for Research and Information on Esotericism.[1]
In 2001, this journal was relaunched under its current title with Brill.[4] From 2001[1] to 2010, the editor-in-chief was Wouter Hanegraaff. The current editor-in-chief is Egil Asprem.[5] Since 2006, Brill also publishes the affiliated Aries Book Series: Texts and Studies in Western Esotericism, edited by Wouter J. Hanegraaff.[6][1]
Scholar Henrik Bogdan noted it as of "special importance" of the several academic journals devoted to western esotericism.[7]
