Essays about: "theosophy"

Found 2 essays containing the word theosophy.

  1. 1. “On an ecliptic Tuesday or Saturday the Tantrik practises several black arts.”

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

    Author : Maggie Kastlund; [2022-05-12]
    Keywords : Tantra; Theosophy; Occultism; Postcolonial Theory; Thematic Analysis; Literature Study; The Theosophist; Lucifer; Helena Petrovna Blavatsky; Arthur Avalon;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates descriptions of Tantra within nineteenth to twentieth century Theosophy. 34 accounts from two Theosophical periodicals, The Theosophist (1879–) and Lucifer (1887–97) published between the years 1879–1941 were analyzed by departing from thematic analysis and postcolonial theory. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Quest for Gnosis : G. R. S. Mead’s Conception of Theosophy

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Religionshistoria

    Author : Paulina Gruffman; [2020]
    Keywords : theosophy; theosophical society; gnosis; g.r.s. mead; helena blavatsky; annie besant; c.w. leadbeater; occultism; esotericism; western esotericism; new religious movements; new spirituality; quest society; the quest; teosofi; teosofiska samfundet; gnosis; ockultism; esoterism; västerländsk esoterism; nyreligiösa rörelser;

    Abstract : G. R. S. Mead is an important but neglected historical personality of the British fin-de-siècle occult, Theosophical, and post-Theosophical milieu. READ MORE