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

• Pubblicazione: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (506 p.)
• Disciplina: 299/.934
• Soggetto topico: Theosophy - History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: HammerOlav RothsteinMikael
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Handbook of the theosophical current
• ISBN: 90-04-23597-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910463189203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion ; 7.