BLAVATSKY, Helena Petrovna
- BLAVATSKY, Helena Petrovna
(1831-1891)
born and educated in Russia she appears to have led an adventurous life with numerous affairs before becoming a SPIRITUALIST in New York in the 1870s. Claiming to have visited Tibet and India, she elaborated on the basic practices of spiritualism by adding a rich ECLECTIC MYTHOLOGY. Eventually she called her system THEOSOPHY and formed the THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY in 1875. Her most important books are Isis Unveiled (1877) and The Secret Doctrine (1888).
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Blavatsky, Helena (Petrovna) — orig. Helena Petrovna Hahn llamada Madame Blavatsky (12 ago. 1831, Yekaterinoslav, Ucrania, Imperio ruso–8 may. 1891, Londres, Inglaterra). Espiritista y escritora rusa. Después de un breve matrimonio estudió ocultismo y espiritismo y viajó por… … Enciclopedia Universal
Blavatsky, Helena (Petrovna) — orig. Helena Petrovna Hahn known as Madame Blavatsky born Aug. 12, 1831, Yekaterinoslav, Ukraine, Russian Empire died May 8, 1891, London, Eng. Russian spiritualist and writer. After a brief marriage, she studied occultism and spiritualism and… … Universalium
Blavatsky,Helena Petrovna Hahn — Bla·vat·sky (blə vătʹskē, vätʹ ), Helena Petrovna Hahn. 1831 1891. Russian born theosophist who founded (1875) the Theosophical Society in New York City and wrote books of occult lore, such as Isis Unveiled (1877). * * * … Universalium
Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna — (Hahn) (1831–1891) cofounder of the Theosophical Society Better known by her initials, H.P.B., Helena Bla vatsky was one of the most influential 19th cen tury writers in the fields of Theosophy and the occult. As cofounder of the… … Encyclopedia of Hinduism
Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna — (1831–91) Cult Founder. Blavatsky was born in the Ukraine. She married young, but soon separated from her husband. With Henry Olcott she founded the Theosophical Society in New York in 1875, having spent many years in Tibet and India. She… … Who’s Who in Christianity
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky — Helena Blavatsky (1877) Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (gebürtig Helena Petrovna von Hahn Rottenstein; nach erster Verehelichung russisch Елена Петровна Блаватская, Jelena Petrowna Blawatskaja, engl. Transkription Yelena Petrovna Blavatskaya;… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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