Theosophy
Theosophy, in the modern sense, is the teaching of the Theosophical Society, founded in New York in 1875 by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott and William Quan Judge.
Established Blavatsky's Isis Unveiled (1877) and The Secret Doctrine (1888) combined Western esotericism with Hindu and Buddhist ideas. The Society later moved its headquarters to Adyar, India.[1][2] Tradition / belief Blavatsky said her teachings came from hidden Masters (Mahatmas) in Tibet.[3] Scholarly debate W.E. Coleman (1895) argued that much of her work was copied from contemporary books, and the 1885 Hodgson Report for the Society for Psychical Research called her a fraud; a 1986 article in the Society's own journal by Vernon Harrison criticised Hodgson's methods.[4][5]
References
- ↑ H.P. Blavatsky, Isis Unveiled (1877). public domain.
- ↑ H.P. Blavatsky, The Secret Doctrine (1888). public domain.
- ↑ Blavatsky (1888), introduction.
- ↑ W.E. Coleman, The Sources of Madame Blavatsky’s Writings (1895). public domain.
- ↑ Vernon Harrison, "J'Accuse", Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 53 (1986). Cited only.
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