Gurdjieff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wellbeloved, Sophia.

Series:

Routledge Key Guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gurdjieff, Georges Ivanovitch, 1872-1949.

Gurdjieff, Georges Ivanovitch.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This unique book offers clear definitions of Gurdjieff's teaching terms, placing him within the political, geographic and cultural context of his time. Entries look at diverse aspects of his Work, including:* possible sources in religious, Theosophical, occult, esoteric and literary traditions* the integral relationships between different aspects of the teaching* its internal contradictions and subversive aspects* the derivation of Gurdjieff's cosmological laws and Ennegram* the passive form of ""New Work"" teaching introduced by Jeanne de Salzmann.

Contents:

Cover; GURDJIEFF: THE KEY CONCEPTS; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; List of concepts; List of illustrations; Foreword; Introduction; KEY CONCEPTS; Appendix 1: Biographical notes on pupils; Appendix 2: Gurdjieff Foundations and Work-derived groups; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-267) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-203-38985-9

1-299-47788-7

1-135-13249-6

9780203389850

OCLC:

842264578