The Dark Side of the Enlightenment: Wizards, Alchemists, and Spiritual Seekers in the Age of Reason

Not an Oxford University monograph. I liked the bibliographies / cited sections at the end of each chapter instead of a dense footnotes section at the end of the book. This might be a better format for SERIOUS HISTORY books versus SCHOLARLY MONOGRAPH books for driving tenure and inter-university reputation. Author conducted deep dive into existing evidence of mysticism well after the age of reasonable folks. A great compliment to this is OCCULT AMERICA by Mitch Horowitz. Same thesis exactly. Science and mainstream religion NEVER at any time or place in history replace entrepreneurial spirituality.