Handbook of the theosophical current /
Few religious currents have been as influential as the Theosophical. Yet few currents have been so under-researched, and the Brill Handbook of the Theosophical Current thus represents pioneering research. A first section surveys the main people and events involved in the Theosophical Society from it...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
Published:
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2013.
Series:
Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion
7.
Brill's Companions to Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy Online I, ISBN: 9789004389434.
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Call Number: BP530 .H36 2013
| Summary: | Few religious currents have been as influential as the Theosophical. Yet few currents have been so under-researched, and the Brill Handbook of the Theosophical Current thus represents pioneering research. A first section surveys the main people and events involved in the Theosophical Society from its inception to today, and outlines the Theosophical worldview. A second, substantial section covers most significant religions to emerge in the wake of the Theosophical Society - Anthroposophy, the Point Loma community, the I AM religious activity, the Summit Lighthouse Movement, the New Age, theosophical UFO religions, and numerous others. Finally, the interaction of the Theosophical current with contemporary culture - including gender relations, art, popular fiction, historiography, and science - are discussed at length. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 494 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004235977 |
| ISSN: | 1874-6691 ; |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |