The Incas as initiates: From Inca Garcilaso de la Vega to Henri Girgois in 19th Century Argentina

 

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Údar: Villalba, Mariano
Formáid: artículo original
Stádas:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2024
Cur Síos:From a global history perspective, the article reveals how the Incas were idealized as bearers of esoteric knowledge since the 16th century, focusing on the case of Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539-1616) and his appropriation by the French Martinist Henri Girgois (1833-?) in Argentina in the 19th century. The article demonstrates how this contributed to giving an Americanist orientation to Latin American esotericism that persists to this day. It also shows how the concept of “Western esotericism” emerged in Buenos Aires because of Girgois's contentious relationships with Argentine theosophists and his subsequent adherence to Martinism.
País:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institiúid:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Teanga:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/57027
Rochtain Ar Líne:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rehmlac/article/view/57027
Palabra clave:Incas
Henri Girgois
martinismo
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
platonismo
Martinism
Platonism