Handbook of the Theosophical Current

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004235965
• ISBN13: 9789004235960
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 494 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.5"