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Henry Steel Olcott (1832–1907), co-founder of the Theosophical Society, was a versatile man. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of American agricultural education and also served in the U.S. War Department. Later Olcott was admitted to the New York Bar and became interested in psychology and spiritualism, travelling to India and Sri Lanka with Madame Blavatsky to explore eastern spiritual traditions, especially Buddhism. In this polemical volume (first published in 1932), Olcott describes his view of the history of the Society between 1893 and 1896: conflicts and long-standing tensions had led to a split in 1895, precipitated by a clash between Olcott and William Judge, Vice-President of the Society in America. After the split Olcott carried on travelling widely and lecturing, having established a study centre in Chennai, India, for the movement now known as the Theosophical Society – Adyar.

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Book category Books in English Humanities Religion & beliefs Alternative belief systems

• Full title: Old Diary Leaves 1893-6
• Subtitle: The Only Authentic History of the Theosophical Society
• Author: Henry Steel Olcott
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 556
• EAN: 9781108072922
• ISBN: 1108072925
• ID: 02059763
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 730 g
• Dimensions: 142 × 219 × 38 mm
• Date of publishing: 19. May 2011

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