{"product_id":"old-diary-leaves-1878-83-the-only-authentic-history-of-the-theosophical-society-paperback-9781108072908","title":"Old Diary Leaves 1878–83; The Only Authentic History of the Theosophical Society (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108072908","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOld Diary Leaves 1878–83\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Only Authentic History of the Theosophical Society\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOlcott chronicles his and Madame Blavatsky's stay in India from 1878 to 1883 on behalf of the Theosophical Society.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHenry Steel Olcott (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108072908, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 May 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e508 pages, 9 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.9 cm, 0.64 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHenry 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 volume (published in 1900) Olcott chronicles how he and Madame Blavatsky journeyed to India and Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) in the years 1878 to 1883 to oversee the foundation of new branches of their Society. This is part classic travel writing in which the author gives breathless descriptions of the beauty of Indian nature, culture and philosophy and part characterisation of Madame Blavatsky's 'psychological eccentricities' as Olcott experiences them. To him she was and remained 'an insoluble riddle'.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The voyage out\u003cbr\u003e 2. Settling down at Bombay\u003cbr\u003e 3. Laying foundations\u003cbr\u003e 4. Many wonders\u003cbr\u003e 5. A journey to northern India\u003cbr\u003e 6. Northern wanderings\u003cbr\u003e Dyánand Saraswati\u003cbr\u003e Snake charming\u003cbr\u003e The Theosophist started\u003cbr\u003e 7. The future workers begin to arrive\u003cbr\u003e 8. Visits to Allahabad and Benares\u003cbr\u003e 9. Phenomena and Pandits\u003cbr\u003e 10. First tour in Ceylon\u003cbr\u003e 11. The popular enthusiasm\u003cbr\u003e 12. The tour concluded\u003cbr\u003e 13. A little domestic explosion\u003cbr\u003e 14. Swami Dyánand Saraswati on yoga\u003cbr\u003e 15. Simla and the Coerullians\u003cbr\u003e 16. What happened at Simla\u003cbr\u003e 17. Gorgeous scenes\u003cbr\u003e 18. Benares the holy\u003cbr\u003e 19. A master of djinns\u003cbr\u003e 20. Ceylon Buddhism explained\u003cbr\u003e 21. Creating a Sinhalese Buddhist fund\u003cbr\u003e 22. From Bombay northward and back\u003cbr\u003e 23. A houseboat journey with H. P. B.\u003cbr\u003e 24. Baroda to Ceylon, and the healings of sick folk there\u003cbr\u003e 25. Possible discovery of the secret of psychopathic healing\u003cbr\u003e 26. Incidents of healings\u003cbr\u003e 27. Touring and healing in Bengal\u003cbr\u003e 28. Florid compliments\u003cbr\u003e 29. Healing of the dumb man in Nelliappa Temple\u003cbr\u003e 30. South Indian wonders.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266181386520,"sku":"9781108072908","price":41.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108072908i_a2f7ba20-e8d5-4ce2-9b37-22a46f1f1d66.jpg?v=1696748958","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/old-diary-leaves-1878-83-the-only-authentic-history-of-the-theosophical-society-paperback-9781108072908","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}