Handbook of the theosophical current / edited by Olav Hammer, Mikael Rothstein.

• TeilnehmendeR: Hammer, Olav.; Rothstein, Mikael.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Brill handbooks on contemporary religion, v. 7; Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion 7.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (506 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Few religious currents have been as influential as the Theosophical. Yet few currents have been so under-researched, and the Brill Handbook of the Theosophical Current thus represents pioneering research. A first section surveys the main people and events involved in the Theosophical Society from its inception to today, and outlines the Theosophical worldview. A second, substantial section covers most significant religions to emerge in the wake of the Theosophical Society - Anthroposophy, the Point Loma community, the I AM religious activity, the Summit Lighthouse Movement, the New Age, theosophical UFO religions, and numerous others. Finally, the interaction of the Theosophical current with contemporary culture - including gender relations, art, popular fiction, historiography, and science - are discussed at length.

Table of Contents

pt. I. Theosophical societies -- pt. II. Religious currents in the wake of theosophy -- pt. III. Theosophy, culture, and society.