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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822118803321

Titolo

Handbook of the theosophical current [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Olav Hammer, Mikael Rothstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2013

ISBN

90-04-23597-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (506 p.)

Collana

Brill handbooks on contemporary religion, , 1874-6691 ; ; v. 7

Altri autori (Persone)

HammerOlav

RothsteinMikael

Disciplina

299/.934

Soggetti

Theosophy - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Theosophical societies -- pt. II. Religious currents in the wake of theosophy -- pt. III. Theosophy, culture, and society.

Sommario/riassunto

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.