Esoteric

Esoteric (broadly meaning 'known only by a small number of people' or, by extension, 'highly mystical or theoretical', more loosely 'impractical, over-complicated', also 'clandestine, secretive'), most often refers to any of several traditions of esoterica or esotericism – occult spiritual beliefs and practices.

Esoteric may also refer to:

Beliefs

• Eastern esotericism
• Western esotericism
  • Outline of Western esotericism
• Esoteric Christianity
• Vajrayana, Esoteric Buddhism
  • Chinese Esoteric Buddhism
• Esoteric interpretation of the Quran
• Esoteric neo-Nazism
• Esoteric Hinduism

Music

• Esoteric (album), a 2009 album by Skyfire
• Esoteric (band), an English funeral doom band
• Esoteric (rapper) (born 1978), American rapper
• The Esoteric, an American metalcore band
• Esoteric Recordings, a British independent record label
  • Al Haig Trio (Esoteric), a 1954 album, on the Esoteric label, by Al Haig; it is sometimes referred to (in a clear enough context) simply as Esoteric
• The Esoterics, an American choir

Other uses

• Esoteric programming language, an experimental programming language not intended for serious use; in a clear enough context, it might be referred to as an esoteric
• Esoterica (medication), an ointment

See also

• Esoterik (born 1980), Australian rapper
• Esotericism (disambiguation)
• Exoteric, opposite of esoteric