| Old Diary Leaves 1875-8: The True Story of the Theosophical Society Contributor(s): Olcott, Henry Steel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0511975546 ISBN-13: 9780511975547 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $72.25 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Religion | Theosophy |
| Dewey: 299.934 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Kno |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Henry Steel Olcott (1832-1907), co-founder of the Theosophical Society, was a versatile man. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of American agricultural education and also served in the U.S. War Department. Later Olcott was admitted to the New York Bar and became interested in psychology and spiritualism, travelling to India and Sri Lanka with Madame Blavatsky to explore eastern spiritual traditions, especially Buddhism. This volume (1895) describes the first meeting between Olcott and Madame Blavatsky and the founding of the Theosophical Society in 1875. Olcott continued to practise as a lawyer (and supported the Society financially) while in the evenings he and Madame Blavatsky would entertain visitors or collaborate on the book Isis Unveiled. The author portrays his friend as a spiritual medium and describes how Madame Blavatsky's body was from time to time possessed by other 'entities'. |