That Shambhala can be established on earth was an idea Roerich was able to sell to Stalin. But the dictator and the artist had in mind different kinds of kingdoms.
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Nicholas Roerich, Shambhala, and Agartha. 1. Tibet and Paris
The notions of mythical and mystical kingdoms Shambhala and Agartha, as we know them today, are largely influenced by the views of the Russian painter.
The Theological and Esoteric Debate on the Existence of Vampires (17th–19th centuries). 5. Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Echoes of an Old Discussion.
The great academic debate on vampires of the eighteenth century was restarted by some nineteenth-century demonologists—but it was soon marginalized.
The Theological and Esoteric Debate on the Existence of Vampires (17th–19th centuries). 4. How Calmet’s Position Was Misunderstood
Voltaire presented the Benedictine scholar, who wrote about vampires, as gullible. In reality over the years his positions went from dubious to skeptical.
The Theological and Esoteric Debate on the Existence of Vampires (17th–19th centuries). 3. Rationalist, Theological, and Esoteric Interpretations
Antoine Faivre, the father of “vampire studies,” distinguished between Enlightenment-inspired, demonological, and “Paracelsian” positions.
The Theological and Esoteric Debate on the Existence of Vampires (17th–19th centuries). 2. An Epidemic of Vampirism in the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Between the end of the seventeenth century and the third decade of the eighteenth century the possibility that vampires exited was first admitted but finally ruled out by the imperial authorities.
The Theological and Esoteric Debate on the Existence of Vampires (17th–19th centuries). 1. Dead People Chewing in Their Graves
In the seventeenth century, the German “nachzehrer” and the Greek “vrykolakas” were precursors of vampires that started interesting theologians and scholars.
Religious Minorities in the Eye of Media Cyclones: From BAYS to MISA
The Latin American Parliament in Panama hosted one of the most important gatherings on religious liberty in recent times. Fautré told the attending politicians, diplomats, and scholars how media cooperate with biased prosecutors in spreading fake news about groups stigmatized as “cults.”
“I Got Everything from ‘The Secret Doctrine’”: Mondrian and Theosophy, a Misunderstood Relationship
Denied by some art historians, the influence of the Theosophical Society (which in turn rejected his artistic theories as too complicated) remained crucial until the Dutch painter’s last days. .
Who Are The “Two-by-Twos”?
As members of the secretive movement are in the news accused of sexual abuse, we publish a translation of an encyclopedia entry by the late Italian scholar PierLuigi Zoccatelli, clarifying who they are.