Isis in America
The Classic Eyewitness Account of Madame Blavatsky's Journey to America and the Occult Revolution She Ignited
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
28 August 2014
Summary
Theosophical Society cofounder Colonel Henry Steel Olcott’s memoirs cover his years with Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and the birth of the American occult-part of the new Tarcher Supernatural Library.There are few more intriguing, or polarizing, figures in modern American spiritual history than Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. The cofounder of the Theosophical Society, Blavatsky remains a figure of fascination more than a century after her death.In Isis in America-one of the most unique …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780399169236 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0399169237 |
| Author: | Henry Steel Olcott |
| Publisher: | Tarcher/Putnam,US |
| Imprint: | Tarcher/Putnam,US |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 28 August 2014 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 127mm |
| Series: | Tarcher Supernatural Library |
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“There is just no getting around the Theosophical Society in the history of modern esoteric movements, and this firsthand account of its origins is both entertaining and revealing.”
—The Hermetic Library Blog
About The Author
Henry Steel Olcott
Colonel Henry Steel Olcott (1832-1907) was a key figure in nineteenth-century alternative spirituality, cofounding the Theosophical Society with Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky in 1875. This edition reproduces the first volume of his published diaries and includes a new timeline of his storied life.
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