The article is a comprehensive attempt at demonstrating the entry of the concept of the Indian Tantric Left-Hand Path into the Western esoteric tradition. Based on selected examples such as Wicca, Satanism and Thelema, the authors show the ways in which this idea has been reinterpreted and absorbed by the Western esoteric milieu.
keywords in Polish:
ezoteryzm, tantra, ścieżka lewej ręki, O.T.O., Crowley
keywords in English:
esotericism, Tantra, O.T.O., Left Hand Path, Crowley
affiliation:
Wydział Filozoficzny : Katedra Porównawczych Studiów Cywilizacji