# Matthew Melvin-Koushki on Islam, ‘the West’, and Western Esotericism

An episode of [Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1295957854), 21 Jan 2025, 1 h 04 min.

Audio: https://media.shwep.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/17160635/SHWEP-Episode-201-Matthew-Melvin-Koushki-on-Islam-the-West-and-Western-Esotericism.mp3

We welcome Matthew Melvin-Koushki back to the show to discuss how we might improve our historical picture of western esotericism by including the vast majority of the surviving historical dossier of western esotericism. There's only one problem: in order to do this, we need to embrace the Islamicate world as a major part of the west.

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