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The Essential Steiner

Basic Writings of Rudolf Steiner

The Essential Steiner( )
Editor: McDermott, Robert A.
Introduction by: McDermott, Robert A.
Author: Steiner, Rudolf
ISBN:978-0-86315-225-2
Publisher:Floris Books
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $19.95
Book Description:

A compact, accessible introduction to the basic writings of the great modern spiritual teacher who has been an immense influence on contemporary education, literature, art, science, and philosophy.

Book Details
Pages:464
Detailed Subjects: Social Science / Anthropology / General
Philosophy / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.07 x 7.8 Inches
Book Weight:0.356 Pounds
Author Biography
Steiner, Rudolf (Editor)
Austrian-born Rudolf Steiner was a noted Goethe (see Vol. 2) scholar and private student of the occult who became involved with Theosophy in Germany in 1902, when he met Annie Besant (1847--1933), a devoted follower of Madame Helena P. Blavatsky (1831--1891). In 1912 he broke with the Theosophists because of what he regarded as their oriental bias and established a system of his own, which he called Anthroposophy (anthro meaning "man"; sophia sophia meaning "wisdom"), a "spiritual science" he hoped would restore humanism to a materialistic world. In 1923 he set up headquarters for the Society of Anthroposophy in New York City. Steiner believed that human beings had evolved to the point where material existence had obscured spiritual capacities and that Christ had come to reverse that trend and to inaugurate an age of spiritual reintegration. He advocated that education, art, agriculture, and science be based on spiritual principles and infused with the psychic powers he believed were latent in everyone. The world center of the Anhthroposophical Society today is in Dornach, Switzerland, in a building designed by Steiner. The nonproselytizing society is noted for its schools. 020



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