TY  - BOOK
AU  - McCann,Gillian
TI  - Vanguard of the new age: the Toronto Theosophical Society, 1891-1945 
T2  - McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series two
SN  - 9780773586963
AV  - BP510.T67 M33 2012eb
U1  - 299/.93409713541 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Montreal [Que.]
PB  - McGill-Queen's University Press
KW  - Toronto Theosophical Society
KW  - History
KW  - Histoire
KW  - fast
KW  - Theosophy
KW  - Canada
KW  - Occultism
KW  - Théosophie
KW  - Occultisme
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The Secret Doctrine in Canada: Theosophy and the Religious Topography of Late Victorian Ontario -- In Search of New Light: An Overview of the Toronto Theosophical Society, 1891-1945 -- "The Blended Ideal of the Future": Occultism, Race, and Empire -- Spirit as a Transforming Power: Theosophy and the Creation of Canadian Culture -- "All Life Is a Unity": The Religious Worldview of Albert Smythe -- Conclusions: Implications of the New Age -- Appendices -- Letter from D.P. Pandia to Maude Crafter, in TTS Errata -- Letter from Albert Smythe to Emma Goldman -- Selected Lectures at the Toronto Theosophical Society, 1928-45
N2  - The story of the small "new age" religious group that introduced Victorian Toronto to Eastern thought and theology, vegetarianism, reincarnation, cremation, and the pacifism of Mohandas Gandhi
UR  - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=499968
ER  -