Recycled lives: a history of reincarnation in Blavatsky's theosophy

This study historicises and contextualises the rebirth doctrines of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891), the matriarch of the Theosophical Society and one of the most influential women of the nineteenth century. It analyses Blavatsky's complicated theories about the cosmos and its divine sour...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chajes, Julie (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Subito Delivery Service: Order now.
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2019
In:Year: 2019
Series/Journal:Oxford studies in western esotericism
Oxford scholarship online
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Blavatsky, Helena P. 1831-1891 / Transmigration of souls / Theosophy
Further subjects:B Theosophy
B Reincarnation
B Blavatsky, H. P ; (Helena Petrovna) ; 1831-1891
B Blavatsky, H. P (1831-1891) (Helena Petrovna)
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Description
Summary:This study historicises and contextualises the rebirth doctrines of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891), the matriarch of the Theosophical Society and one of the most influential women of the nineteenth century. It analyses Blavatsky's complicated theories about the cosmos and its divine source as presented in her two seminal Theosophical treatises, Isis Unveiled (1877) and The Secret Doctrine (1888), as well as her articles and letters.
Item Description:Previously issued in print: 2019. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 11, 2019)
ISBN:0190909161
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190909130.001.0001