Initiates of Theosophical Masters

Examines the careers of the most distinguishes disciples of the Theosophical Masters profiled in The Masters Revealed, including George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff, Alexandra David-Neel, Anagarika Dharmapala, and Isabelle Eberhardt.
The author examines the careers of the most distinguished disciples of the Theosophical Masters. He begins by examining the concept of initiation promoted by the Theosophical movement's founders. Each section investigates a separate category of initiates, focusing consecutively on Hindus, Muslims, Bahais, Buddhists, and the Western female occultists.
More than just a study of Theosophy, this book explores many related developments in political and religious history. Among the figures it illumines in new ways are Anagarika Dharmapala, Alexandra David-Neel, George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff, and Isabelle Eberhardt. Its approach brings needed objectivity and balance to a topic too long mythologized by cultists and ignored by scholars.

About the author

K. Paul Johnson is the author of The Masters Revealed: Madame Blavatsky and the Myth of the Great White Lodge and Initiates of Theosophical Masters, both published by SUNY Press.

Product details

• Authors: K Paul Johnson, K. Paul Johnson
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.08.1995
• EAN: 9780791425565
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-2556-5
• No. of pages: 255
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 1 mm
• Weight: 372 g
• Series: Suny Series, Western Esoteric; Suny Series, Western Esoteric; SUNY series in Western Esoteric Traditions; Suny Western Esoteric Traditio
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Theosophy, Theosophy & Anthroposophy, Theosophy and Anthroposophy