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ISBN: 9783110794694 , 9783110794793

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Uniform Title: Accelerating evolution in Annie Besant's theosophy

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Keywords: Besant, Annie 1847-1933 ; Einweihung ; Theosophie ; Rezeption ; Hinduismus ; Hochschulschrift

DOI: 10.1515/9783110794694

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ISBN: 9783110664270 , 9783110660333 , 3110660334

Series Statement: Okkulte Moderne Band 4

Content: The historiographers of religious studies have written the history of this discipline primarily as a rationalization of ideological, most prominently theological and phenomenological ideas: first through the establishment of comparative, philological and sociological methods and secondly through the demand for intentional neutrality. This interpretation caused important roots in occult-esoteric traditions to be repressed.This process of "purification" (Latour) is not to be equated with the origin of the academic studies. De facto, the elimination of idealistic theories took time and only happened later. One example concerning the early entanglement is Tibetology, where many researchers and respected chair holders were influenced by theosophical ideas or were even members of the Theosophical Society. Similarly, the emergence of comparatistics cannot be understood without taking into account perennialist ideas of esoteric provenance, which hold that all religions have a common origin.In this perspective, it is not only the history of religious studies which must be revisited, but also the partial shaping of religious studies by these traditions, insofar as it saw itself as a counter-model to occult ideas

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Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 978-3-11-066017-3

Language: English

Subjects: Theology

Keywords: Okkultismus ; Esoterik ; Theosophie ; Anthroposophie ; Rezeption ; Religionswissenschaft ; Geschichte 1850-1920 ; Aufsatzsammlung

DOI: 10.1515/9783110664270

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Author information: Zander, Helmut 1957-

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Format: 1 online resource (XII, 423 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 3-11-079469-1

Series Statement: Okkulte Moderne : Beiträge zur Nichthegemonialen Innovation , 6

Content: The main subjects of analysis in the present book are the stages of initiation in the grand scheme of Theosophical evolution. These initiatory steps are connected to an idea of evolutionary self-development by means of a set of virtues that are relative to the individual’s position on the path of evolution. The central thesis is that these stages were translated from the “Hindu” tradition to the “Theosophical” tradition through multifaceted “hybridization processes” in which several Indian members of the Theosophical Society partook. Starting with Annie Besant’s early Theosophy, the stages of initiation are traced through Blavatsky’s work to Manilal Dvivedi and T. Subba Row, both Indian members of the Theosophical Society, and then on to the Sanâtana Dharma Text Books. In 1898, the English Theosophist Annie Besant and the Indian Theosophist Bhagavan Das together founded the Central Hindu College, Benares, which became the nucleus around which the Benares Hindu University was instituted in 1915. In this context the Sanâtana Dharma Text Books were published. Mühlematter shows that the stages of initiation were the blueprint for Annie Besant’s pedagogy, which she implemented in the Central Hindu College in Benares. In doing so, he succeeds in making intelligible how “esoteric” knowledge was transferred to public institutions and how a broader public could be reached as a result. The dissertation has been awarded the ESSWE PhD Thesis prize 2022 by the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism.

Note: Diss. Universität Freiburg, Schweiz 2021. , Frontmatter -- , Acknowledgments -- , Contents -- , 1 Introduction -- , 2 The Problem of the “Western” in “Western Esotericism” and in Research on the Theosophical Society -- , I Encounters in the Global Colonial Discursive Continuum: A Theoretical Framework -- , Introduction -- , 3 Postcolonial Studies, Hybridization, and the Global History Approach -- , 4 Towards the Conceptualization of an Analytical Tool -- , II The Theosophical Society in the “Indian Middle Class,” (Theosophical) Evolutionism, and the Narrative of the Theosophical Masters: Three Essential Contexts -- , Introduction -- , 5 The Indian Middle Class as a Field of Colonial Encounters -- , 6 Theosophical Evolutionism, or the Narrative of Progress -- , 7 Masters and Disciples, or: How to Transfer Knowledge -- , III The “Quickening of Evolution” 1: The Stages of Initiation in Annie Besant’s Early Theosophy and The Voice of the Silence -- , Introduction -- , 8 The “Quickening of Evolution”: The Stages of Initiation as the Cornerstone of Besant’s Early Theosophy -- , 9 Following the Traces of Hybridization: The Stages of Initiation in Blavatsky’s The Voice of the Silence -- , IV The Stages of Initiation In-between “Hinduism” and Theosophical Evolutionism -- , Introduction -- , 10 The Reception of “Hinduism” in the Theosophical Society: Encounters in the Indian Middle Class -- , 11 Manilal Dvivedi, the Forgotten “Expert” on “Hinduism” -- , 12 T. Subba Row, the “Expert” on “Hinduism” -- , V The “Quickening of Evolution” 2: The Pedagogy of Morality Based on the Stages of Initiation -- , Introduction -- , 13 The “Quickening of Evolution”: Education for Initiation in the Central Hindu College and the Sanâtana Dharma Text Books -- , 14 Conclusion -- , Bibliography -- , List of Figures -- , List of Tables -- , Historical Persons Index -- , Person Index -- , Publications Index -- , Subjects Index , Issued also in print. , In English.

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Keywords: Hochschulschrift

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Format: 1 online resource (XII, 283 p.)

ISBN: 3-11-066033-4 , 3-11-066427-5

Series Statement: Okkulte Moderne ; 4

Content: The historiographers of religious studies have written the history of this discipline primarily as a rationalization of ideological, most prominently theological and phenomenological ideas: first through the establishment of comparative, philological and sociological methods and secondly through the demand for intentional neutrality. This interpretation caused important roots in occult-esoteric traditions to be repressed.This process of "purification" (Latour) is not to be equated with the origin of the academic studies. De facto, the elimination of idealistic theories took time and only happened later. One example concerning the early entanglement is Tibetology, where many researchers and respected chair holders were influenced by theosophical ideas or were even members of the Theosophical Society. Similarly, the emergence of comparatistics cannot be understood without taking into account perennialist ideas of esoteric provenance, which hold that all religions have a common origin.In this perspective, it is not only the history of religious studies which must be revisited, but also the partial shaping of religious studies by these traditions, insofar as it saw itself as a counter-model to occult ideas.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Detail Contents -- , The Occult Roots of Religious Studies: An Introduction -- , What Is Esotericism? Does It Exist? How Can It Be Understood? -- , The Science of Religion, Folklore Studies, and the Occult Field in Great Britain (1870-1914): Some Observations on Competition and Cain-Abel Conflicts -- , Magnetism, Spiritualism, and the Academy: The Case of Nees von Esenbeck, President of the Academy of the Natural Sciences Leopoldina (1818-1858) -- , Academic Study of Kabbalah and Occultist Kabbalah -- , Tantra as Experimental Science in the Works of John Woodroffe -- , A Common Core of Theosophy in Celtic Myth, Yoga, and Tibetan Buddhism: Walter Y. Evans-Wentz and the Comparative Study of Religion -- , Paul Masson-Oursel (1882-1956): Inside and Outside the Academy -- , The Ancient Processional Street of Babylon at the Pergamonmuseum Berlin: Walter Andrae's Reconstruction and Its Anthroposophical Background -- , Short Biographies -- , Contributors -- , Index , Issued also in print. , In English.

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Keywords: History. ; History.

DOI: 10.1515/9783110664270

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (423 p.)

ISBN: 9783110794694 , 9783110794564 , 9783110794793

Series Statement: Okkulte Moderne

Content: The main subjects of analysis in the present book are the stages of initiation in the grand scheme of Theosophical evolution. Mühlematter shows that the stages of initiation were the blueprint for Annie Besant’s pedagogy, which she implemented in the Central Hindu College in Benares. In doing so, he succeeds in making intelligible how "esoteric" knowledge was transferred to public institutions and how a broader public could be reached as a result

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ISBN: 9783110664270 , 9783110660173 , 9783110660333

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Content: This book focuses on the interconnections between religious studies and occultism. In addition, it explores new fields of research by introducing “biograms” of scholars whose relationship to occultism and science is sometimes known, but largely under-researched. In terms of boundry work between academic disciplines, this book argues that esotericism is an intrinsic part of hegemonic cultures

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (XII, 283 p)

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Series Statement: Okkulte Moderne 4

Content: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Detail Contents -- The Occult Roots of Religious Studies: An Introduction -- What Is Esotericism? Does It Exist? How Can It Be Understood? -- The Science of Religion, Folklore Studies, and the Occult Field in Great Britain (1870-1914): Some Observations on Competition and Cain-Abel Conflicts -- Magnetism, Spiritualism, and the Academy: The Case of Nees von Esenbeck, President of the Academy of the Natural Sciences Leopoldina (1818-1858) -- Academic Study of Kabbalah and Occultist Kabbalah -- Tantra as Experimental Science in the Works of John Woodroffe -- A Common Core of Theosophy in Celtic Myth, Yoga, and Tibetan Buddhism: Walter Y. Evans-Wentz and the Comparative Study of Religion -- Paul Masson-Oursel (1882-1956): Inside and Outside the Academy -- The Ancient Processional Street of Babylon at the Pergamonmuseum Berlin: Walter Andrae's Reconstruction and Its Anthroposophical Background -- Short Biographies -- Contributors -- Index

Content: The historiographers of religious studies have written the history of this discipline primarily as a rationalization of ideological, most prominently theological and phenomenological ideas: first through the establishment of comparative, philological and sociological methods and secondly through the demand for intentional neutrality. This interpretation caused important roots in occult-esoteric traditions to be repressed.This process of "purification" (Latour) is not to be equated with the origin of the academic studies. De facto, the elimination of idealistic theories took time and only happened later. One example concerning the early entanglement is Tibetology, where many researchers and respected chair holders were influenced by theosophical ideas or were even members of the Theosophical Society. Similarly, the emergence of comparatistics cannot be understood without taking into account perennialist ideas of esoteric provenance, which hold that all religions have a common origin.In this perspective, it is not only the history of religious studies which must be revisited, but also the partial shaping of religious studies by these traditions, insofar as it saw itself as a counter-model to occult ideas

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Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Occult roots of religious studies Berlin : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2021 ISBN 9783110660173

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Subjects: Theology

Keywords: Okkultismus ; Esoterik ; Theosophie ; Anthroposophie ; Rezeption ; Religionswissenschaft ; Geschichte 1850-1920 ; Aufsatzsammlung

DOI: 10.1515/9783110664270

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Author information: Strube, Julian 1985-

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Author information: Cyranka, Daniel 1969-

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Format: 1 online resource (XII, 283 p.)

ISBN: 3-11-066033-4 , 3-11-066427-5

Series Statement: Okkulte Moderne ; 4

Content: The historiographers of religious studies have written the history of this discipline primarily as a rationalization of ideological, most prominently theological and phenomenological ideas: first through the establishment of comparative, philological and sociological methods and secondly through the demand for intentional neutrality. This interpretation caused important roots in occult-esoteric traditions to be repressed.This process of "purification" (Latour) is not to be equated with the origin of the academic studies. De facto, the elimination of idealistic theories took time and only happened later. One example concerning the early entanglement is Tibetology, where many researchers and respected chair holders were influenced by theosophical ideas or were even members of the Theosophical Society. Similarly, the emergence of comparatistics cannot be understood without taking into account perennialist ideas of esoteric provenance, which hold that all religions have a common origin.In this perspective, it is not only the history of religious studies which must be revisited, but also the partial shaping of religious studies by these traditions, insofar as it saw itself as a counter-model to occult ideas.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Detail Contents -- , The Occult Roots of Religious Studies: An Introduction -- , What Is Esotericism? Does It Exist? How Can It Be Understood? -- , The Science of Religion, Folklore Studies, and the Occult Field in Great Britain (1870-1914): Some Observations on Competition and Cain-Abel Conflicts -- , Magnetism, Spiritualism, and the Academy: The Case of Nees von Esenbeck, President of the Academy of the Natural Sciences Leopoldina (1818-1858) -- , Academic Study of Kabbalah and Occultist Kabbalah -- , Tantra as Experimental Science in the Works of John Woodroffe -- , A Common Core of Theosophy in Celtic Myth, Yoga, and Tibetan Buddhism: Walter Y. Evans-Wentz and the Comparative Study of Religion -- , Paul Masson-Oursel (1882-1956): Inside and Outside the Academy -- , The Ancient Processional Street of Babylon at the Pergamonmuseum Berlin: Walter Andrae's Reconstruction and Its Anthroposophical Background -- , Short Biographies -- , Contributors -- , Index , Issued also in print. , In English.

Additional Edition: ISBN 3-11-066017-2

Language: English

Keywords: History.

DOI: 10.1515/9783110664270

UID:

Format: 1 online resource (XII, 283 p.)

ISBN: 3-11-066033-4 , 3-11-066427-5

Series Statement: Okkulte Moderne ; 4

Content: The historiographers of religious studies have written the history of this discipline primarily as a rationalization of ideological, most prominently theological and phenomenological ideas: first through the establishment of comparative, philological and sociological methods and secondly through the demand for intentional neutrality. This interpretation caused important roots in occult-esoteric traditions to be repressed.This process of "purification" (Latour) is not to be equated with the origin of the academic studies. De facto, the elimination of idealistic theories took time and only happened later. One example concerning the early entanglement is Tibetology, where many researchers and respected chair holders were influenced by theosophical ideas or were even members of the Theosophical Society. Similarly, the emergence of comparatistics cannot be understood without taking into account perennialist ideas of esoteric provenance, which hold that all religions have a common origin.In this perspective, it is not only the history of religious studies which must be revisited, but also the partial shaping of religious studies by these traditions, insofar as it saw itself as a counter-model to occult ideas.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Detail Contents -- , The Occult Roots of Religious Studies: An Introduction -- , What Is Esotericism? Does It Exist? How Can It Be Understood? -- , The Science of Religion, Folklore Studies, and the Occult Field in Great Britain (1870-1914): Some Observations on Competition and Cain-Abel Conflicts -- , Magnetism, Spiritualism, and the Academy: The Case of Nees von Esenbeck, President of the Academy of the Natural Sciences Leopoldina (1818-1858) -- , Academic Study of Kabbalah and Occultist Kabbalah -- , Tantra as Experimental Science in the Works of John Woodroffe -- , A Common Core of Theosophy in Celtic Myth, Yoga, and Tibetan Buddhism: Walter Y. Evans-Wentz and the Comparative Study of Religion -- , Paul Masson-Oursel (1882-1956): Inside and Outside the Academy -- , The Ancient Processional Street of Babylon at the Pergamonmuseum Berlin: Walter Andrae's Reconstruction and Its Anthroposophical Background -- , Short Biographies -- , Contributors -- , Index , Issued also in print. , In English.

Additional Edition: ISBN 3-11-066017-2

Language: English

Keywords: History.

DOI: 10.1515/9783110664270

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Series Statement: Okkulte Moderne Band 6

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Keywords: Benares ; Besant, Annie ; Theosophie ; Hinduismus ; Esoterik ; Besant, Annie ; Einweihung 〈Esoterik〉 ; Theosophie ; Rezeption ; Hinduismus

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