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OverviewIncludes his development from shy scholar to the figurehead of Anthroposophy, his break with Theosophy, his struggles to find a voice, and his insights into the supersensible world. Of all the important thinkers of the twentieth century, Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925) is perhaps the most difficult to come to grips with. For the unprepared reader, his work presents a series of formidable obstacles, from the dauntingly abstract style to the often bizarre pronouncements on the nature of man and his cosmic destiny. And yet, Steiner was perhaps the most influential and charismatic occult philosopher of his generation and the movement he launched, Anthroposophy, with its educational, agricultural, and artistic applications, still has many thousands of followers worldwide. No one interested in esoteric thought can ignore Steiner, but until now there has been no genuinely accessible introduction to his ideas. This lucid and sympathetic account describes Steiner's development from shy scholar to the international figurehead of Anthroposophy, his break with Madam Blavatsky's Theosophy, his struggles to find a voice, and the essence of his insights into the supersensible world. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Colin WilsonPublisher: Aeon Books Ltd Imprint: Aeon Books Ltd Dimensions: Width: 14.70cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.236kg ISBN: 9781904658269ISBN 10: 1904658261 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 31 December 2005 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Chapter One: The Door to the Inner Universe Chapter Two: Childhood of a Visionary Chapter Three: The Goethe Scholar Chapter Four: The Long Apprenticeship Chapter Five: Rebirth Chapter Six: Occultist and Guru Chapter Seven: The Building of the Temple Chapter Eight: Disaster Chapter Nine: Postscript: Steiner's Achievement Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationColin Wilson was born in the East Midlands city of Leicester in 1931. After the phenomenal success of his first book The Outsider in 1956, he moved to Cornwall where he pursued a successful career as a writer, producing over 150 titles in fifty-five years. Essentially an existential philosopher, he has also written on crime, psychology, sex, the occult, literature, music, unexplained phenomena, history, pre-history, and over twenty novels in various genres. He died in December 2013. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |