{"product_id":"2197772","title":"No Religion Higher Than Truth: A History of the Theosophical Movement in Russia, 1875-1922","description":"vi, 298 pp. \"Among the various kinds of occultism popular during the Russian Silver Age (1890-1914), modern Theosophy was by far the most intellectually significant. This contemporary gnostic gospel was invented and disseminated by Helena Blavatsky, an expatriate Russian with an enthusiasm for Buddhist thought and a genius for self-promotion. What distinguished Theosophy from the other kinds of \"mysticism\"--the spiritualism, table turning, fortune-telling, and magic--that fascinated the Russian intelligentsia of the period? In answering this question, Maria Carlson offers the first scholarly study of a controversial but important movement in its Russian context. Carlson's is the only work on this topic written by an intellectual historian not ideologically committed to Theosophy. Placing Mme Blavatsky and her \"secret doctrine\" in a Russian setting, the book also discusses independent Russian Theosophical circles and the impact of the Theosophical-Anthroposophical schism in Russia. It surveys the vigorous polemics of the Theosophists and their critics, demonstrates Theosophy's role in the philosophical dialogues of the Russian creative intelligentsia, and chronicles the demise of the movement after 1917. By exploring this long neglected aspect of the Silver Age, Carlson greatly enriches our knowledge of fin-de-siecle Russian culture. \" CONTENTS: Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Esoteric Tradition and the Russian Silver Age; A Historical Survey of Russian Occult Interests: The Earliest Traditions, The French Occult Revival, Spiritualism, Theosophy; The Early Days of Theosophy in Russia (1875-1901): The Magnificent Madame, The Introduction of Theosophy into Russia; The Theosophical Society in Russia (1901-1917): The First Circles (1901-1908), Theosophical Work (1908-1914), Russian Theosophy during the First World War (1914-1918); Other Russian Theosophical Movements: The Smolensk Theosophists, Vasilii Bogushevskii and Teosoficheskoe Obozrenie, An Independent: Khristoforova's Moscow Circle, The Russian Anthroposophists: Steiner and Russia; Theosophical Doctrine: An Outline: What is Modern Theosophy?, Theosophy and God, Theosophy and the Universe, Theosophy and Man, The Meaning of the Path, Anthroposophical Refinements: Rudolf Steiner's Spiritual Science; The Russian Reception of Theosophical Thought: The Three Critiques of Theosophy, Theosophy and the Russian Intelligentsia, Point and Counterpoint; The Russian Theosophical Movement after 1917: After the Revolution, The 'Russian Theosophical Society Outside Russia'; Afterword: Theosophy's Impact on Fin de Siecle Russian Culture; Orientologist and Painter: Nikolai Konstantinovich Roerich (1874-1947); Theorist, Philosopher, and Writer: Andrei Belyi (1880-1934); In Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography: Theosophical and Related Works Published in Russia between 1881 and 1918; Selected Bibliography; Index.","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12595514703942,"sku":"2197772","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1232\/9510\/products\/2197772.jpg?v=1571422713","url":"https:\/\/ym-demo.myshopify.com\/products\/2197772","provider":"Yesterday's Muse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}