The Rosicrucians : the history, mythology, and rituals of an esoteric order / Christopher McIntosh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McIntosh, Christopher, 1943-

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rosicrucians.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xxiv, 162 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Third revised edition.

Place of Publication:

York Beach, Me. : S. Weiser, 1997.

Summary:

First paperback edition! In "Rosicrusians", McIntosh chronicles the obscure and elusive history of the secret order of the Fraternity of the Rosy Cross, with its mysterious founder Christian Rosenkreuz. A forerunner of the many "Secret Masters", Rosenkreuz had a profound influence on the course of Western esoteric tradition.

Contents:

Ancient doctrines rediscovered

The esoteric tradition in Germany

The Tübingen circle

The aftermath of the manifestos

The spread of Rosicrucianism

The revival in France

The Golden Dawn, its antecedents and offshoots

The Rosicrucian adept in literature

Modern Rosicrucian movements

Rosicrucianism : a never-ending story.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-156) and index.

Local Notes:

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy is 1998 paperback edition.

ISBN:

0877288933

9780877288930

0877289204

9780877289203

OCLC:

36726460