adjectiveesoteric, denoting “something accessible, interesting, or intelligible only to a small group.” In thesecontextsit need not have religiousconnotations. The nounesotericism, encompassing a particular collection of religious traditions, is far younger; it arose largely in 19th-century western ...
The complexity of the historical record is multiplied exponentially when one includes other religious traditions in the survey. BothBuddhismandKabbala, theesotericJewish mysticism originating in the 12th century,emphasizenothingness rather than oneness, and the notion of oneness itself has many varieties in...
Despite having been a member of the Scholastic Bowl team since entering high school, even a year ago, I could contribute little more than an understanding of the sciences and esoteric medieval history. However, when I became one of the team’s senior members, I realized that wasn’t enough...
In 2012, a trader in JP Morgan Chase’s London office, nicknamed the London Whale, ran a portfolio of esoteric derivative investments. The trader was part of a team whose mandate was to hedge the bank’s operating risks. But, the whale’s investment strategies turned out to be flawed, an...
Some goals can be measured simply by using things like timers or tracking software. Others will require more esoteric means to gauge whether you’ve improved. Regardless, it’s good to keep in mind that you need a measurable line of progress. Otherwise, the goal becomes too difficult to trac...
attributes from long, detailed descriptions provided by manufacturers, extract the most salient features, and write pithy descriptions that appeal to factors that drive customer buying decisions. This can apply as easily to descriptions of furniture in online catalogs as it can to esoteric new grocery...
First, I outline the distinction that Bernstein makes between sacred and profane or esoteric and mundane knowledge, and the role each plays in society. This includes discussion of Bernstein's analysis of the structures of esoteric and mundane knowledge as vertical and horizontal discourses, and the...
Protocols vary from technical countermeasures like barrier systems, malice-resistant applications, and esoteric programming to managerial remedies such as customer awareness programs, crisis containment strategies, and periodic network examinations. Imperativeness of a Panoramic Tactic The contemporary conditions ...
Recondite: difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge; deep; esoteric. –A pair of actors trapped in a recondite play with no hint of plot or narrative. Reconstructive: helping to restore to good condition; rehabilitative. –This “reconstructive” view of...
Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic|Sidney L. Gulick Esoterically understood, his novel teaches a doctrine of mysticism,intuitionalism, and materialism combined. Balzac|Frederick Lawton Carlyle's fanatical adoption ofintuitionalismhas told banefully upon his work in sociology. ...