The intellectual relationship between Max Weber, Rudolf Steiner, and modern Western esotericism provides the foundation for this comparative study. It investigates how ideas associated with religion, spirituality, social theory, modernity, and occult thought interacted across cultural and intellectual boundaries. Rather than placing these figures in isolation, the book considers the broader networks through which esoteric concepts were transmitted, reinterpreted, and sometimes rejected. A transcultural perspective allows readers to examine the complicated relationship between modern rationality and alternative forms of knowledge, making the work relevant to scholars and readers interested in sociology, philosophy, religious history, and esotericism.