The secret doctrine of the Jews

Jewish theosophists and the Kabbalah

K10plus union-catalog record

Illustrationen; Includes bibliographical references and index; Suny series in western esoteric traditions; xii, 298 Seiten

Jewish theosophists and the Kabbalah

K10plus union-catalog record

1 Online-Ressource (xii, 298 Seiten); A.D. Ezekiel, the Jewish Theosophist from Poona -- A. D. Ezekiel's Interest in Kabbalah and His Publication Ventures -- Jewish Theosophists around the Globe: Adolf Grünhut, Friedrich Eckstein, Herman van Staveren, and Max Samfield -- Naftaly Herz Imber, the Zionist Poet, and His Interest in the Theosophical Society -- Chapter 3 Jewish Theosophists around the Globe -- Jewish Followers of the Theosophical Society in Italy and the Foundation of the Jewish Lodge in Livorno -- Jewish Theosophists in Poland -- The Anglo-Jewish Theosophists -- Jewish Theosophists in America; Anti-Jewish and Antisemitic Attitudes within the Theosophical Society; Description based upon print version of record; Illustrationen; Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Theosophical Society -- The Theosophical Society and Its Founders -- The Move to India and Later History of the Theosophical Society -- The Esoteric Doctrines of Blavatsky and the Theosophical Society -- The Institutional Structure and the Religious Subgroups of the Theosophical Society -- Schisms and Offshoots -- Chapter 2 Jewish Followers of the Early Theosophical Society -- Etienne David de Lara, the Jewish Founding Member of the Theosophical Society; Jewish Theosophists in China -- Jewish Theosophists in India -- Jewish Theosophists in South Africa -- Chapter 4 Jewish Followers of the Offshoots of the Theosophical Society -- Rabbi Moses Gaster and the Quest Society -- Jewish Followers of Rudolf Steiner and the Anthroposophical Society -- Berta Fanta's Circle in Prague -- Ernst Müller and His Interest in Kabbalah -- The Jewish Followers of Nicholas and Helena Roerich -- Chapter 5 The Association of Hebrew Theosophists -- The Foundation of the Hebrew Association -- The Indian Section of the Association of Hebrew Theosophists; SUNY series in western esoteric traditions; The Foundation of the First Theosophical Lodges in Israel -- The Israeli Lodges of the Theosophical Society -- The Israeli Theosophists and Their Activities -- The Publications of the Israeli Theosophists -- Theosophy and Judaism -- Chapter 8 "To Spread Theosophical Teachings among the Jews": Jewish Theosophists and the Jewish World -- "What Kinds of Jews?" -- Bringing Theosophy to Jews -- "Spiritualizing Unspiritual Judaism" -- Jewish Opposition to Theosophy -- Responses to the Criticism -- Chapter 9 Jewish Theosophists Facing Anti-Judaism and Antisemitism within the Theosophical Society; The Jewish Lodge: The English Section of Association of Hebrew Theosophists -- Vereeniging voor Joodsche Theosofen: The Dutch Section of Association of Hebrew Theosophists -- The American Section of the Association of Hebrew Theosophists -- The Jewish Theosophist -- Chapter 6 "Sincere Jews": The Jewish Theosophists in Basra -- The Foundation of the Jewish Theosophical Lodge in Basra -- The Controversy and Excommunication of the Jewish Theosophists -- The Reactions to the Excommunication -- Sincere Jews: The Jewish Theosophical Community in Basra -- Chapter 7 Theosophy in Israel