Tim RudbøgTim Rudbøg, PhD (Exon.) is Associate Professor and Director of the Copenhagen Centre for the Study of Theosophy and Esotericism (CCSTE) at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. As a professional historian of religions, Rudbøg has taught many universty courses and published widely on an array of topics, but he has primarily specialized in the study of esotericism, Helena P. Blavatsky and The Theosophical Society. In addition to the first volume in this Introduction Series to Esotericism, more recent publications include the co-edited volumes Imagining the East: The Early Theosophical Society (Oxford University Press, 2020) and Innovation in Esotericism from the Renaissance to the Present (Palgrave, 2021). Read More Read Less