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Theosophical Enlightenment by Joscelyn Godwin 1994 SUNY Press Paperback
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Pages
- 462
- Literary Movement
- Enlightenment
- Publication Date
- 1994-10-28
- ISBN
- 9780791421529
- Book Title
- Theosophical Enlightenment
- Book Series
- Suny Series in Western Esoteric Traditions Ser.
- Publisher
- STATE University of New York Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 1994
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Religion, Body, Mind & Spirit
- Topic
- Theosophy, General, Occultism
- Item Weight
- 22.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 462 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
STATE University of New York Press
ISBN-10
079142152X
ISBN-13
9780791421529
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4038813681
Product Key Features
Book Title
Theosophical Enlightenment
Number of Pages
462 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Theosophy, General, Occultism
Publication Year
1994
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, Body, Mind & Spirit
Book Series
Suny Series in Western Esoteric Traditions Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
22.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
94-001572
Reviews
"As in all his former books, Godwin's style is not only elegant but clear and understandable. It lends itself to a pleasant reading by any person who, though being a layman in the field, has a minimal breadth of culture." -- Antoine Faivre, Sorbonne "This is a wonderful work: witty, charming, erudite, profound. It demonstrates on the basis of extraordinary research and scholarship that the theosophical, spiritualist, and esoteric movements of the nineteenth century were significant in many ways we are only now in a position to realize." -- Christopher Bamford, Lindisfarne Press
Dewey Edition
20
Dewey Decimal
299/.93/094109034
Table Of Content
List of Illustrations Preface 1. The Worship of the Generative Powers 2. The Cult of the Sun 3. The Blasphemers 4. The Shoemaker and the Squire 5. Magicians and Revolutionaries 6. Neophytes and Initiates 7. Artists and Astrologers 8. Animal Magnetism 9. Visions in the Crystal 10. Hydesville and After 11. From the Orphic Circle to the Golden Dawn 12. The Way to Christ 13. Rosicrucian Pretenders 14. Enter Madame Blavatsky 15. Wisdom from the East 16. The Hermetic Reaction 17. The Parting of East and West Appendix A Letter from Rammohun Roy to Robert Dale Owen Appendix B Letter from Hargrave Jennings to Bulwer-Lytton Notes Bibliography of Works Cited Index
Synopsis
This is an intellectual history of occult and esoteric currents in the English-speaking world from the early Romantic period to the early twentieth century. The Theosophical Society, founded in 1875 by Helena P. Blavatsky, holds a crucial position as the place where all these currents temporarily united, before again diverging. The book's ambiguous title points to the author's thesis that Theosophy owed as much to the skeptical Enlightenment of the eighteenth century as it did to the concept of spiritual enlightenment with which it is more readily associated. The author respects his sources sufficiently to allow that their world, so different from that of academic reductionism, has a right to be exhibited on its own terms. At the same time he does not conceal the fact that he considers many of them deluded and deluding. In the context of theosophical history, this book is neither on the side of the blind votaries of Madame Blavatsky, nor on that of her enemies. It may, therefore, be expected to mildly annoy both sides., Joscelyn Godwin is a Professor at Colgate University. His previous works include Arktos; Robert Fludd; Athanasius Kircher; Mystery Religions in the Ancient World; Harmonies of Heaven and Earth; The Mystery of the Seven Vowels ; and L'Ésotérisme musical en France .
LC Classification Number
BP545.G63 1994
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