Wishing You a Speedy Termination of Existence': Aleister Crowley's Views on Buddhism and Its Relationship with the Doctrine of Thelema
Aleister Crowley was considerably influenced by the doctrines of Theravāda Buddhism, which he studied in his youth, both theoretically and practically. He correlated its principles to the principles of scientific agnosticism and considered that its objectives could also be achieved through the pract...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
[2019]
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Aries
Year: 2019, Volume: 19, Issue: 2, Pages: 212-230 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Crowley, Aleister 1875-1947
/ Buddhism
/ thelēma
/ Thelemites
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RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion AZ New religious movements BL Buddhism |
Further subjects: | B
Buddhism
B Crowley B Thelema |
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