ESSWE is the world's largest society for academics studying Western esotericism.
The ESSWE exists to promote academic research and teaching in the field of Western esotericism, and to secure the future development of this field. The Society seeks to achieve this object by:
- Organizing conferences and other academic meetings;
- Generally promoting contacts and programs of exchange among scholars;
- Promoting publications and rendering services in that connection;
- Stimula
30/04/2026
CFP: Baltic States Esotericism in Context: Histories, Practices, and Cultural Dialogues (November 13, 2026, Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania). For more information please download the CFP pdf from the ESSWE website at https://esswe.org/News/13626672
21/04/2026
Call for MA/PhD thesis workshop proposals
Date: June 23, 2026
Location: Sankt Gertrud Konferens, Östergatan 7B, Malmö, Sweden
Workshop organizer: Manon Hedenborg White, [email protected]
Deadline: May 15, 2026
For more information, please click the below link:
ESSWE - European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism The European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism (ESSWE) is a learned society working to advance the academic study of Western esotericism in all its manifestations. ESSWE supports conferences, workshops, international scholarly networks, and publications in order to further the development...
17/04/2026
Anthem Press is delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of 'Self-Haunting: Gnosticism, Romanticism, Kierkegaard, Beckett and Ashbery' by Laura Quinne. For more information please check this pdf:https://anthem-public-images.s3.amazonaws.com/flyers/9781839999086.pdf
08/01/2026
Post-doc position in esotericism, Copenhagen, deadline 18 January 2026
A 1-year post doc position based at the Copenhagen Centre for the Study of Theosophy and Esotericism (CCSTE), the section for the study of religions, at the Department for Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies (CCRS) at the University of Copenhagen.
Application deadline: 18 January 2026
Details:
Postdoctoral position in the Study of Religions and Esotericism at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen The Department for Cross Cultural and Regional Studies at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), invites applications for a postdoctoral position in the Study of Religions from 1 March 2026.
09/05/2025
The final program of ESSWE 10 is out. Please follow the link to check it out.
31/03/2025
CFP: Altered States of Consciousness in Theosophy and Related Esoteric Currents(The International Theosophical History Conference, 11-12 October 2025, Athens, Greece). For more information please see https://esswe.org/News/13481106
28/03/2025
CFP/AAC for a special issue of the journal RELIER: New figures of esotericism in contemporary Africa and beyond (Europe, America, Asia, Oceania). Languages: French or English. Please check this page for more information:
ESSWE - European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism The European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism (ESSWE) is a learned society working to advance the academic study of Western esotericism in all its manifestations. ESSWE supports conferences, workshops, international scholarly networks, and publications in order to further the development...
27/03/2025
CFP: 100 Years Rudolf Steiner: New Perspectives on the Founder of Anthroposophy, in the Centennial Year of his Death (Dec 14-16, 2025, in Cambridge, Massachusetts). For more information please check https://esswe.org/News/13479659
18/02/2025
AI Hopes, Fears, and Realities: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue
Hybrid Conference on 1st – 2nd July 2025 at MEEET-Lab, University of Zurich. More information here:
ESSWE - European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism The European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism (ESSWE) is a learned society working to advance the academic study of Western esotericism in all its manifestations. ESSWE supports conferences, workshops, international scholarly networks, and publications in order to further the development...
17/12/2024
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: ESSWE THESIS PRIZE 2025
The European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism (ESSWE) is pleased to announce the Call for Nominations for the ESSWE Thesis Prize 2025, which recognizes outstanding doctoral research in the field of Western esotericism. For more information please check
ESSWE - European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism The European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism (ESSWE) is a learned society working to advance the academic study of Western esotericism in all its manifestations. ESSWE supports conferences, workshops, international scholarly networks, and publications in order to further the development...
10/12/2024
Call for contributions to the anthology "Education and the Esoteric: Global Intersections Across Time." Please follow the link to learn more:
ESSWE - European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism The European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism (ESSWE) is a learned society working to advance the academic study of Western esotericism in all its manifestations. ESSWE supports conferences, workshops, international scholarly networks, and publications in order to further the development...
