Versluis, Arthur with Lee Irwin, John Richards, and Melinda Weinstein (Editors) — Esotericism, Art, and Imagination
East Lansing, Michigan, Michigan State University Press, 2008. Softcover. Green wraps with color image and white lettering. xvi, 327 pp. with 7 bw figures. Esotericism, Art, and Imagination is a uniquely wide- ranging collection of articles by scholars in the field of Western esotericism, focusing on themes of poetry, drama, film, literature, and art. Included here are articles illuminating such diverse topics as the Gnostic fiction of Philip Pullman, alchemical images, the Tarot, surrealism, esoteric films, and much more. This collection reveals the richness and complexity of the intersections between esotericism, artistic creators, and their works. Authors include Joscelyn Godwin, Cathy Gutierrez, M. E. Warlick, Eric Wilson, and many others. - from the publisher's web site. VG+ (Unread art school ex-lib. copy with usual marks and just a hint of shelf wear; covers have been laminated.) .