Imagining the East: the early Theosophical Society

The essays in 'Imagining the East' explore how Theosophists during the formative period imagined the religions and cultures of the East. The authors examine the relationship of such representations to orientalism, the history of ideas, politics and culture at large and discuss how these es...

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Contributors: Rudbøg, Tim (Editor) ; Reenberg Sand, Erik (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2021
In:Year: 2021
Series/Journal:Oxford studies in Western esotericism
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Further subjects:B Theosophical Society (Chennai, India)
B Theosophy ; History
B Theosophy History
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780190853884
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Summary:The essays in 'Imagining the East' explore how Theosophists during the formative period imagined the religions and cultures of the East. The authors examine the relationship of such representations to orientalism, the history of ideas, politics and culture at large and discuss how these esoteric or theosophical representations mirrored conditions and values current in nineteenth-century mainstream intellectual culture.
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2020. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 11, 2021)
ISBN:0190853913
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190853884.001.0001