Exoterism

ex·o·ter·ic (

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adj.

1. Not confined to an inner circle of disciples or initiates.

2. Comprehensible to or suited to the public; popular.

3. Of or relating to the outside; external.

[Latin extericus, external, from Greek exterikos, from exter, comparative of ex, outside; see exo-.]

exo·teri·cal·ly adv.

exoteric [ˌɛksəʊˈtɛrɪk]

adj

1. intelligible to or intended for more than a select or initiated minority an exoteric account of a philosophical doctrine

2. external; exterior

[from Latin exōtericus external, from Greek exōterikos, from exōterō further outside; see exo-]

exoterically adv

exotericism n

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Adj.

exoteric - suitable for the general public; "writings of an exoteric nature"

public - not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole; "the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds"; "public parks"; "a public scandal"; "public gardens"; "performers and members of royal families are public figures"

esoteric - confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle; "a compilation of esoteric philosophical theories"

Translations

exoteric

adj → exoterisch

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Acroamatic
esoteric
exotericism
public
recondite
religion
secret

To deal with the question of the esoterism of African masks, I propose breaking it down into three parts and examining them in turn: the basic concepts of the problem: mask, language, discourse, esoterisms; the exoterism (or non-esoterism) of masks as a demonstratively collective, popular and religious expression and the esoterism of masks: secrets, forms of transmission or handing down, problems in relation to modernism.

The language of Burkinabe masks: an esoteric discourse? by Millogo, Louis / Tydskrif vir Letterkunde

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