Initiates of Theosophical Masters

Author:   K. Paul Johnson
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
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9780791425565


Pages:   255
Publication Date:   10 August 1995
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Initiates of Theosophical Masters


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Examines the careers of the most distinguishes disciples of the Theosophical Masters profiled in The Masters Revealed, including George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff, Alexandra David-Neel, Anagarika Dharmapala, and Isabelle Eberhardt.

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Author:   K. Paul Johnson
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.372kg
ISBN:  

9780791425565


ISBN 10:   0791425568
Pages:   255
Publication Date:   10 August 1995
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations The Initiates Acknowledgments Prologue: Initiation in Theosophical History PART ONE: Patriotic Chelas Hodgson's Mistake Pilgrimage to Darjeeling Proving the Masters' Existence The Coulombs and the SPR Endings and Beginnings The Tragedy of Babaji Chelas and the Raj PART TWO: The Secret World of Jamal ad-Din Muhammad 'Abduh Heretics and Infidels Enemies of the Shah Edward Granville Browne 'Abdu'l Baha and Theosophy The Shaykhi Legacy PART THREE: Dharma Heirs Anagarika Dharmapala Ukhtomskii and Dorzhiev George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff The Lubovedsky Mystery PART FOUR: The Great White Sisterhood Lady Hester Stanhope Isabelle Eberhardt Alexandra David-Neel Alice Leighton Cleather Annie Besant Initiated Women Occult Succession Notes Bibliography Index

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Johnson is always interesting to read and the topic is central to the spiritual history of the twentieth century. --Jocelyn Godwin What I like most about the book is that Johnson is covering new territory. Moreover, he is grounding Theosophical claims in actual history. There is no question in my mind that Johnson's studies--this one in particular--will become the benchmark by which other works in Theosophy will be appraised. -- David Christopher Lane This is a valuable exploration of the spiritual impact of Theosophy on individual seekers and activists. The author largely avoids the well-trodden areas such as the Irish literary renaissance, and the early Krishnamurti saga, to follow new trajectories, such as the detailed Gurdjieff-Blavatsky comparison. -- Leslie Price


"""Johnson is always interesting to read and the topic is central to the spiritual history of the twentieth century."" --Jocelyn Godwin ""What I like most about the book is that Johnson is covering new territory. Moreover, he is grounding Theosophical claims in actual history. There is no question in my mind that Johnson's studies--this one in particular--will become the benchmark by which other works in Theosophy will be appraised."" -- David Christopher Lane ""This is a valuable exploration of the spiritual impact of Theosophy on individual seekers and activists. The author largely avoids the well-trodden areas such as the Irish literary renaissance, and the early Krishnamurti saga, to follow new trajectories, such as the detailed Gurdjieff-Blavatsky comparison."" -- Leslie Price"


""Johnson is always interesting to read and the topic is central to the spiritual history of the twentieth century."" --Jocelyn Godwin ""What I like most about the book is that Johnson is covering new territory. Moreover, he is grounding Theosophical claims in actual history. There is no question in my mind that Johnson's studies--this one in particular--will become the benchmark by which other works in Theosophy will be appraised."" -- David Christopher Lane ""This is a valuable exploration of the spiritual impact of Theosophy on individual seekers and activists. The author largely avoids the well-trodden areas such as the Irish literary renaissance, and the early Krishnamurti saga, to follow new trajectories, such as the detailed Gurdjieff-Blavatsky comparison."" -- Leslie Price


Author Information

K. Paul Johnson is the author of The Masters Revealed: Madame Blavatsky and the Myth of the Great White Lodge, also published by SUNY Press.

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