No Religion Higher Than Truth: A History of the Theosophical Movement in Russia, 1875-1922
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No Religion Higher Than Truth: A History of the Theosophical Movement in Russia, 1875-1922
By (Author) Maria Carlson
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
28th June 2016
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Theology
299.9340947
Physical Properties
Hardback
310
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
595g
Description
Among the various kinds of occultism popular during the Russian Silver Age (1890-1914), modern Theosophy was by far the most intellectually significant. This contemporary gnostic gospel was invented and disseminated by Helena Blavatsky, an expatriate Russian with an enthusiasm for Buddhist thought and a genius for self-promotion. What distinguished
Reviews
"[Carlson's] book is primarily concerned ... with fin de-sicle Russian culture, more particularly the Russian Silver Age (1890-1914)... 'No Religion Higher than the Truth' is ground-breaking for its careful investigation of previously untapped Russian sources on theosophical history."--Religious Studies Review
