THE ORIGIN AND IMPACT OF THE THEOSOPHICAL CENTRE IN ADYAR
| Autor: | Izabela Trzcińska, Agata Świerzowska |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Polish |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Tamil Nadu)
called the “vision of hope for mankind”. This remarkable project has so far failed to attract any comprehensive research or permeate the extensive sources of Theosophical literature or subject literature. The aim of this paper is to highlight the most specifi c elements of this utopia – partly imagined partially realised – which was intended by its creators to be an inspiration for the coming new era of the world. Keywords: Adyar Madras Theosophical Society Helena P. Blavatsky Banyan utopia perennialism Adyar History of scholarship and learning. The humanities AZ20-999 Social sciences (General) H1-99 |
| Zdroj: | Studia Humanistyczne AGH, Vol 16, Iss 4, Pp 7-19 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2084-3364 |
| DOI: | 10.7494/human.2017.16.4.7 |
| Popis: | One of the most interesting examples of the Theosophists’ campaign of transgressive imagination in Eastern and Western culture is the movement’s headquarters – The Theosophical Society International Headquarters in Adyar (Chennai, Tamil Nadu), called the “vision of hope for mankind”. This remarkable project has so far failed to attract any comprehensive research or permeate the extensive sources of Theosophical literature or subject literature. The aim of this paper is to highlight the most specifi c elements of this utopia – partly imagined, partially realised – which was intended by its creators to be an inspiration for the coming new era of the world. |
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