| Handbook of the Theosophical Current Contributor(s): Hammer, Olav, Rothstein, Mikael |
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ISBN: 9004235965 ISBN-13: 9789004235960 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $261.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Comparative Religion - Religion | Theosophy - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 299.934 |
| LCCN: 2012030624 |
| Series: Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.2" W x 9.5" (1.95 lbs) 506 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |