| The White Buddhist: The Asian Odyssey of Henry Steel Olcott Contributor(s): Prothero, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253222761 ISBN-13: 9780253222763 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Religious - Religion | Theosophy - Religion | Buddhism - History |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Religion in North America |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.21" W x 9.21" (0.93 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |