A search for meaning in Victorian religion : the spiritual journey and esoteric teachings of Charles Carleton Massey / Jeffery D. Lavoie

Author:: Lavoie, Jeffrey D., 1981-
Published:: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania : Lehigh University Press, [2015]
Physical Description:: xxi, 175 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Contents:

Early life -- Spiritualism, science and psychology -- The rise of Victorian esotericism -- Massey, Germany, and the mystics -- Leo Taxil, freemasonry, and the first church of satan -- The personal life of a Victorian gentleman -- The teachings and writings of C. C. Massey -- The theosophical society and Christianity, an unpublished letter -- A booklet explaining the reasons behind the resignation of George Wyld -- The poltergeist of Wem.

Subject(s):

Massey, Charles Carleton
Parapsychology—England—History—19th century
Occultism—England—History—19th century
England—Religion—19th century

ISBN:

9781611461848 (cloth : alk. paper)
1611461847 (cloth : alk. paper)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-172) and index.

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