The White Buddhist: The Asian Odyssey of Henry Steel Olcott

by Prothero, Stephen
ISBN: 9780253222763
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Overview

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.

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Prothero, Stephen
  • ISBN: 9780253222763
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.21 x 0.80
  • Number Of Pages: 256
  • Publication Year: 2010
Language: English