przez wybranych autorów. The Rhetoric of Esotericism. Persuasive Techniques in Contemporary Esoteric Guidebooks is a monograph devoted to contemporary esoteric guidebooks available on the Polish publishing market. The publication approaches them as a distinctive type of persuasive advisory text in which esoteric knowledge is presented as accessible, useful and applicable in everyday life. The author analyses the ways in which the sender’s authority is constructed, the relationship with the recipient is shaped, and persuasive strategies are employed to encourage the reader to treat esotericism as a tool for self-knowledge, personal development and the solving of various problems.
LanguagePolish
Title in EnglishThe Rhetoric of Esotericism. Persuasive Techniques in Contemporary Esoteric Guidebooks