{"product_id":"madame-blavatsky-gary-lachman-9781585428632","title":"Madame Blavatsky: The Mother of Modern Spirituality","description":"\u003cb\u003eA thoughtful biography of one of the most polarizing pioneers of alternative spirituality, the occult-mystic Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePioneer. Visionary. Provocateur. Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky--mystic, occult writer, child of Russian aristocrats, spiritual seeker who traveled five continents, and founder (with Henry Steel Olcott) of the Theosophical Society--is still being hailed as an icon and scorned as a fraud more than 120 years after her death. But despite perennial interest in her life, writings, and philosophy, no single biography has examined the controversy and legacy of this influential thinker who helped define modern alternative spirituality--until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGary Lachman, the acclaimed spiritual biographer behind volumes such as \u003ci\u003eRudolf Steiner\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJung the Mystic\u003c\/i\u003e, brings us an in-depth look at Blavatsky, objectively exploring her unique and singular contributions toward introducing Eastern and esoteric spiritual ideas to the West during the nineteenth century, as well as the controversies that continue to color the discussions of her life and work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Lachman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1585428639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781585428632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2012","brand":"Gary Lachman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046569505023,"sku":"9781585428632","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f37c6bd6-9c63-4170-a4e0-d940a8b595a5.jpg?v=1684985292","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/madame-blavatsky-gary-lachman-9781585428632","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}