Vanguard of the new age : the Toronto Theosophical Society, 1891-1945 /

The story of the small "new age" religious group that introduced Victorian Toronto to Eastern thought and theology, vegetarianism, reincarnation, cremation, and the pacifism of Mohandas Gandhi.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McCann, Gillian, 1965-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2012
Colección:McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. 55.
Temas:
Toronto Theosophical Society > History.
Toronto Theosophical Society > Histoire.
Toronto Theosophical Society
Theosophy > Canada > History.
Occultism > Canada > History.
Théosophie > Canada > Histoire.
Occultisme > Canada > Histoire.
RELIGION > Theosophy.
Occultism.
Theosophy.
Canada.
Electronic books.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Secret Doctrine in Canada: Theosophy and the Religious Topography of Late Victorian Ontario
  • In Search of New Light: An Overview of the Toronto Theosophical Society, 1891-1945
  • "The Blended Ideal of the Future": Occultism, Race, and Empire
  • Spirit as a Transforming Power: Theosophy and the Creation of Canadian Culture
  • "All Life Is a Unity": The Religious Worldview of Albert Smythe
  • Conclusions: Implications of the New Age
  • Appendices
  • Letter from D.P. Pandia to Maude Crafter, in TTS Errata
  • Letter from Albert Smythe to Emma Goldman
  • Selected Lectures at the Toronto Theosophical Society, 1928-45.

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