White Buddhist

The Asian Odyssey of Henry Steel Olcott

von Stephen R Prothero

266 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Denounced by the New York Times as an "unmitigated rascal" while simultaneously being lauded as a reincarnation of Gautama Buddha himself, Henry Steel Olcott (1832-1907) was friend to Madame Blavatsky, co-founder of the Theosophical Society, and an indefatigable reformer and culture broker between East and West. Olcott helped bring about a new spiritual creation, Protestant Buddhism, a creative creolization of American Protestantism, traditional Theravada Buddhism, and other influences. Stephen Prothero's portrait of Olcott is an engaging study of spiritual quest and cross-cultural encounters.

• Reihe: Indiana University Press (IPS)
• ISBN: 9780253222763
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.11.2010
• Größe: 234 x 156 mm
• Verlag: Indiana University Press