description:  English 602Back of the BookThe year 1875 was a milestone for both the Eastern and the Western world. The Theosophical Society, founded in that year, still thrives. This book traces its history over a period of sixty-two years, recording most of the important events and personalities of the time.Mrs Josephine Ransom, the author, had access to more archival information than her predecessors, for Example, C. Jinarajadasa, who edited The Golden Book of the Theosophical Society in 1925. Moreover, of additional value are the initial chapters in which the author traces the spiritualism that pervaded in the period prior to the founding of the Society. The absence of personal opinions and criticism adds to the historical value of the Book.About the AuthorMrs Josephine Maria Ransom (18791960) worked in many capacities for the Theosophical Society, presiding successively during the 1920s and 1930s over the Societys organizations in Australia, South Africa and England. She also engaged educational work Lanka and belonged time staff at International Headquarters of the Society. She edited the international magazine The Theosophist.PrefaceTHE Theosophical Society has reason to be grateful to Mrs. Ransom for this short history of its growth from 1875 to 1937. Both Colonel Alcotts Old Diary Leaves and Mr. Jinarajadasas Golden Boo1 of The Theosoplzical Society are histories, but neither is they short histories, nor was there at the disposal of their writers a considerable amount of important material which has only recently been discovered in The Societys Archives.In any case, it is highly desirable that from time to time histories of The Society shall be written, partly to bring existing histories up to date, but also to be the medium for that new
language: English
title: A Short History of the Theosophical Society
publisher: The Theosophical Publishing House