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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Theosophical Society"”.
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The Theosophical Society and politics: esoteric discourse, esoteric monism, and theosophical identity in late 19th and early 20th century Britain and Ireland
… political ideas in the formative decades of the Theosophical Society, including Irish dimensions. The Theosophical Society provided the most influential and widespread forum for esoteric discourse in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This thesis examines how the introduction of the term …
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H.P. Blavatsky, theosophy, and nineteenth-century comparative religion
… H. P. Blavatsky (1831-1891), co-founder of the Theosophical Society, has featured prominently in histories of Western esotericism, her engagement with late nineteenth-century comparative religion has not been appreciated. This thesis offers the first sustained analysis of H. P. Blavatsky's …
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Evolution Esotericized: Conceptual Blending and the Emergence of Secular, Therapeutic Salvation
… thought of Helena Blavatsky, founder of the Theosophical Society, and a comparison of her system with that of F.W.H. Myers, an important contributor to both psychical research and early psychology. It evaluates their positions with regard to Blavatsky and Myers nineteenth-century spiritualism …
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The influence of the theosophical movement on the revival of astrology in Great Britain and North America in the 20th century
This dissertation traces the part played by the Theosophical Movement in the enrichment and popular revival of Western astrology in this century in Great Britain and North America, through an exploration of the philosophical and practical influences at work. In particular, we explore the extent to …
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Categories of Mystical Experience in The Voice of the Silence by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky.
… experience within esoteric currents like the Theosophical Society and the writings of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky.
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Rethinking Vivekananda through Space and Territorialised Spirituality, c. 1880-1920
… base in Madras to reclaim the region from the Theosophical Society, and dwelled in native courts to accrue the patronage of native princes to build the Ramakrishna Math and Mission with him at the helm. His web of princely patronage also carried him to the Parliament of the World's Religions …