Armanism and Ariosophy are the names of ideological systems of an esoteric nature, pioneered by Guido von List and J rg Lanz von Liebenfels respectively. The term 'Ariosophy', meaning wisdom concerning the Aryans, was first coined by Lanz von Liebenfels and became the label for his doctrine. Various schools of esotericism in Germany and Austria have existed, including more recently, various modern systems of runic magic.