Voltaire presented the Benedictine scholar, who wrote about vampires, as gullible. In reality over the years his positions went from dubious to skeptical.
Esotericism
Il dibattito teologico ed esoterico sull’esistenza dei vampiri (secoli XVII-XIX). 3. Interpretazioni razionaliste, teologiche, esoteriche
Antoine Faivre, il padre dei “vampire studies”, ha distinto tra posizioni illuministe, demonologiche e “paracelsiane” nel dibattito settecentesco sull’esistenza dei vampiri.
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.
Il dibattito teologico ed esoterico sull’esistenza dei vampiri (secoli XVII-XIX). 2. Un’epidemia di vampirismo nell’Impero Austro-Ungarico
Tra la fine del Seicento e il terzo decennio del Settecento la possibilità che i vampiri esistano è dapprima ammessa ma finalmente esclusa dalle autorità imperiali.
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.
Il dibattito teologico ed esoterico sull’esistenza dei vampiri (secoli XVII-XIX). 1. Morti che masticano nelle tombe
Nel Seicento, il tedesco “nachzehrer” e il greco “vrykolakas” sono precursori dei vampiri. Sulla loro possibile esistenza, inizia un dibattito fra eruditi e teologi.
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.
“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. .
Theosophy and Modern Art: The Tragedy of Florence Fuller
The strong experiences of the Australian artist with the Theosophical Masters and her involvement in the Leadbeater case led her to spend twenty years in a psychiatric hospital.
Charmion von Wiegand’s Journey: From Theosophy to Tibetan Buddhism
The American abstract painter’s deep relationship with both Theosophy and Mondrian oriented all her life, which she concluded as a devout Buddhist.