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| The Notion of Race in Theosophy | ||
| 作者 | Santucci, James A. (著) |
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| 出處題名 | Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions |
| 卷期 | v.11 n.3 |
| 出版日期 | 2008.02 |
| 頁次 | 37 - 63 |
| 出版者 | University of California Press |
| 出版者網址 | http://journals.ucpress.edu |
| 出版地 | Oakland, CA, US [奧克蘭, 加利福尼亞州, 美國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 摘要 | Discussions of race in the Theosophy of Helena P. Blavatsky and her followers sometimes evinces suggestions of racism. Any consideration of the topic, however, must be prefaced by defining whose Theosophy is being examined. Theosophy, as it is generally discussed by Theosophists, actually was introduced to the public by A. P. Sinnett's Esoteric Buddhism (1883), which in turn was based upon the letters of the Mahatmas or Masters Koot Hoomi and Morya to Sinnett. The doctrine of the root races and their various subdivisions is part of Theosophical teachings, but the primary source is Blavatsky's The Secret Doctrine (1888). This article argues that race in Theosophy is understood as not being limited to physical characteristics; rather, the Theosophical discussion of race encompasses both physical and spiritual evolution. Race as interpreted in The Secret Doctrine is not racist in intent, and the races are seen as having one thing in common, the divine spark that ultimately makes all races the same in essence. |
| 目次 | ABSTRACT 37 EVOLVING WESTERN CONCEPTS OF RACE 39 THE RACES IN THE THEOSOPHICAL MOVEMENT 41 Cosmological Context of Races 41 The Root Races and Sub-Races 44 CONCLUSIONS 51 ENDNOTES 54 |
| ISSN | 10926690 (P); 15418480 (E) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1525/nr.2008.11.3.37 |
| 點閱次數 | 152 |
| 建檔日期 | 2023.10.20 |
| 更新日期 | 2023.10.20 |
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