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Demonstrates how Rene Daumal, author of Mount Analogue, (a study of Hindu philosophy and poetics) and the teaching of G. I. Gurdjieff combined with Daumal's early surrealist tendencies in determining the quality of his writing.

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Author:   Kathleen Ferrick Rosenblatt
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9780791436332

ISBN 10:   0791436330
Pages:   290
Publication Date:   18 March 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction I Biography 1 An Anarchist of Perception 2 Daumal and Renunciation: The Imbecility of Individualism 3 Drug Experimentation: Asphyxia and Absurd Evidence II The Pataphysical Pursuits 4 Surrealism and Le Grand Jeu: Living on the Pataphysical Edge 5 The Avant-Garde and Party Politics: Marginal Marxism III Eastern Studies 6 The Influence of Hindu Thought: Renunciation and Transformation 7 Daumal in the Labyrinth of Pathways: The Influence of Rene Guenon 8 Daumal and Hindu Poetics: The Rasa of the Word IV Gurdjieff and the De Salzmanns 9 Daumal with Gurdjieff and the de Salzmanns: Finding a Path V Main Works 10 The Poetry of Le Contre Ciel: Death and Her Consort 11 La Grande Beuverie: A Night of Drunken Delusions 12 Mount Analogue: Non-Euclidian Mountain Climbing Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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It throws light on an at-present relatively unknown twentieth century literary figure whose writings have a great deal to offer to today's spiritual seeker, including the growing number of people interested in the teachings of G.I. Gurdjieff. Full of interesting ideas and insights, it is the first serious and competent book in English about Daumal that deals responsibly with his connection to Gurdjieff. --Jacob Needleman, San Francisco State University

"""It throws light on an at-present relatively unknown twentieth century literary figure whose writings have a great deal to offer to today's spiritual seeker, including the growing number of people interested in the teachings of G.I. Gurdjieff. Full of interesting ideas and insights, it is the first serious and competent book in English about Daumal that deals responsibly with his connection to Gurdjieff. ""--Jacob Needleman, San Francisco State University"

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Kathleen Ferrick Rosenblatt is a Doctor of Homeopathy and Oriental Medicine.

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