Ascent of Man

Informationen zum Autor Eleanor C. Merry was a poet, artist, musician and anthroposophist with a strong Celtic impulse and a life-long interest in esoteric wisdom. Born in Eton, UK in 1873, she studied in Vienna and met Rudolf Steiner in 1922 after becoming interested in his teachings. She went on to organise Summer Schools at which Steiner gave important lectures, and she was secretary for the World Conference on Spiritual Science in London in 1928. She died in 1956. Her other published works include The Flaming Door, Easter: the Legends and the Facts, Spiritual Knowledge: Its Reality and Its Shadow and The Year and Its Festivals. Klappentext The Ascent of Man offers an overview of the spiritual development of humankind. Merry applies her wide-ranging knowledge of esoteric wisdom to assert that the world's past ages must be reviewed before the significance of the our own age can be understood. Zusammenfassung A wide-ranging survey of the major ancient civilizations, religions and thinkers of the world, drawing out their key qualities and tracing the journey of humankind towards the twentieth century.

Product details

• Authors: Eleanor C. Merry, Eleanor C. Merry, Merry Eleanor C.
• Publisher: Floris Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.03.2008
• EAN: 9780863156427
• ISBN: 978-0-86315-642-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Classics of Anthroposophy; Classics of Anthroposophy
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; RELIGION / Spirituality, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, RELIGION / History, RELIGION / Philosophy, Spirituality & religious experience, History of Religion, Philosophy of religion, Spirituality and religious experience