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Handbook of the theosophical current [electronic resource] / edited by Olav Hammer, Mikael Rothstein.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion 7.
- Brill handbooks on contemporary religion, 1874-6691 ; v. 7
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Theosophy--History.
- Theosophy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (506 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 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.
- Contents:
- pt. I. Theosophical societies
- pt. II. Religious currents in the wake of theosophy
- pt. III. Theosophy, culture, and society.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-23597-3
- OCLC:
- 825978163
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004235977 DOI
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