Theosophy and the study of religion / edited by Charles M. Stang and Jason Ānanda Josephson Storm.
| Other author | Stang, Charles M., 1974- editor. |
| Other author | Josephson-Storm, Jason Ānanda, editor. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2024] |
| Copyright Date | ©2024 |
| Description | 1 online resource (vi, 364 pages). |
| Supplemental Content | EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Aries book series : texts and studies in Western esotericism, 1871-1405 ; volume 34 Aries book series ; v. 34. ^A1282729 |
| Contents | Modern theosophy's legacy in New Testament and early Christian studies : the case of Paul the mystic / Denise Kimber Buell -- H.P. Blavatsky and Origen of Alexandria / Charles M. Stang -- Madame Blavatsky and the paranormal : the legacy of E.R. Dodds / Gregory Shaw -- Out of Egypt : hermetic theosophy between Reitzenstein and Mead / Wouter J. Hanegraaff -- A theosophical history of religions / Olav Hammer -- Racist or liberating? The difficult transformations of theosophical root race theory / Erin Prophet -- The Afro-theosophysics of Robert T. Browne : race, theory, and method in the study of religion / Stephen C. Finley -- Theosophy, race, and the ambiguities of agency within the colonial context / Julian Strube -- Grounding the celestial : theosophy and the scholar's voice / Isaac Lubelsky -- Max M ler, Blavatsky and the esoteric Buddhism debate / Michael Gomes -- Theosophies and Asian religions : from the seventeenth to the twenty-first centuries / Arthur Versluis -- Theosophy as cultural translation : mediating Hinduism / Gauri Viswanathan -- The Theosophical Society's Sanskrit revival / James Santucci -- Language, mind, cosmos : the theosophical roots of linguistic relativism / Jason nanda Josephson Storm. |
| Abstract | "Since its emergence in the nineteenth century, the Theosophical Society has wielded enormous influence across diverse fields, none more so than the study of religion. This volume explores this legacy in North America, Europe, and India, demonstrating its impact on the conceptualization of "religion" and its influence on methods of comparison. Unveiling overlooked entanglements, the volume challenges standard narratives in the history of religious studies and interrogates the deliberate neglect of theosophy's influence in the "secular" academy. In doing so, the work confronts lingering ghosts, urging a reappraisal that enriches the study of religion and offers prescriptions for its future"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 29, 2024). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Theosophy and the study of religion. Leiden : Brill, [2024] 9789004694156 |
| LCCN | 2024015891 |
| ISBN | 9004694161 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9789004694163 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
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