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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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Publié: |
New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2021
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| Dans: | Année: 2021 |
| Collection/Revue: | Oxford studies in Western esotericism
Oxford scholarship online |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Theosophical Society (Chennai, India)
B Theosophy ; History B Theosophy History |
| Accès en ligne: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Erscheint auch als: 9780190853884 |
| Résumé: | 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. |
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| 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 |