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.

A propos de l'auteur

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

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: K Paul Johnson, K. Paul Johnson
• Edition: SUNY Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 10.08.1995
• EAN: 9780791425565
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-2556-5
• Pages: 276
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 16 mm
• Poids: 452 g
• Thèmes: Suny Series, Western Esoteric; Suny Series, Western Esoteric; Suny Western Esoteric Traditio
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Religion: général, ouvrages de référence; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Religion, théologie > Autres