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9781743056745
Author
Roe, Jill, 1940-2017
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Searching for the Spirit : Theosophy in Australia, 1879-1939 / Jill Roe.
Edition
Revised edition.
Publisher and/or associated date/s
Mile End, South Australia : Wakefield Press, 2020.
©2020.
Description
xvi, 364 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Note
First published as 'Beyond belief' in 1986 by New South Wales University Press, Kensington, NSW.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
This book traces the history of theosophical movement in Australia from its rise in the 1870s through its heyday in the 1920s to its relative decline in the 1930s. As an alternative to orthodox Christianity, Theosophy had an effect disproportionate to its numbers and paved the way for the New Age movements that bloomed in the 1960s. Led by its magnetic exponents -- Annie Besant, C.W. Leadbeater and Krishnamurti -- it attracted many Australians, including prominent figures such as Alfred Deakin and Walter Burley Griffin. Theosophy was mocked for its embracing of the mystical, but it also offered a rational and humanistic aspect to its teaching -- its motto was 'There is no religion higher than truth'--back cover.
Subjects
Theosophy -- Australia -- History
Theosophists -- Australia -- History
Australia -- Religion -- History
Australia -- History -- 19th century
Australia -- History -- 20th century
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Roe, Jill
"Beyond belief."
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2020.218
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