Vanguard of the new age the Toronto Theosophical Society, 1891-1945 /

McCann, Gillian, 1965-

Vanguard of the new age the Toronto Theosophical Society, 1891-1945 / Gillian McCann. - Montreal [Que. : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)2012. (Saint-Lazare, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, (c)2012). - 1 online resource (xiv, 226 pages) : portrait, digital file. - McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series two ; 55 .

Includes bibliographies and index.

The Secret Doctrine in Canada: Theosophy and the Religious Topography of Late Victorian Ontario -- In Search of New Light: An Overview of the Toronto Theosophical Society, 1891-1945 -- "The Blended Ideal of the Future": Occultism, Race, and Empire -- Spirit as a Transforming Power: Theosophy and the Creation of Canadian Culture -- "All Life Is a Unity": The Religious Worldview of Albert Smythe -- Conclusions: Implications of the New Age -- Appendices -- Letter from D.P. Pandia to Maude Crafter, in TTS Errata -- Letter from Albert Smythe to Emma Goldman -- Selected Lectures at the Toronto Theosophical Society, 1928-45.



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Toronto Theosophical Society--History.


Theosophy--History.--Canada
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Electronic Books.

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