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Correspondences: Journal for the Study of Esotericism is a peer-reviewed open-access journal covering the academic study of esotericism.

History
Correspondences was established in 2013 by Aren Roukema and Jimmy Elwing.

In 2018, the journal decided to remove the word "Western" from its name. Helmuth Zander situated it within the intensifying debate regarding global approaches to the study of esotericism which took place at the time. Justine Bakker called the name change "a significant institutional step towards broadening the study of esotericism."

Egil Asprem noted in 2020 that the journal has been "a dynamic impulse on new discussions, notably the study of esotericism and popular culture, the issue with “the West”, new methods and approaches, and, most recently, Islamic esotericism." He also noted that, at the time, Correspondences has a slightly smaller impact as measured by citations compared to the leading journal in the field, Aries.