Isis Unveiled, 2 Volumes Set

Description

Isis Unveiled was the first to issue from the pen of H.P.B., published in 1877. An effort made in response to the growing materialism both in science and religious institutions. Isis Unveiled unites a historical review of religious and scientific ideas with the spirit of the quest for universal truth. Of special interest to the West is the investigation of the origins of Christianity. It includes an exhaustive study of the teachings of the gnostic sects of the first centuries, and an explanation of the mystery of Jesus.  The article “A Master-Key to the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Science and Theology” is included and is the first truly scientific account of the vast subject of “Magic”

Isis Unveiled Volume I focuses on the prevailing scientific theories of the time, balanced against the “‘anciently universal Wisdom Religion.” While Volume II examines the creeds of religions past and present, alongside the myths and symbols of various cultures. Throughout, the author strikes at the root of dogma and affirms the ‘paramount importance of re-establishing the Hermetic philosophy. This edition also includes two articles by H. P. Blavatsky on the writing of Isis Unveiled: ‘My Books’ (1891) and ‘Theories About Reincarnation and Spirits’ (1886).

Product Detail:

ISBN: 9780911500035
Paperback 2 volumes, pages 1471.
Publisher: Theophy University Press, Published: February 1999.
Size: 6.25 x 2.5 x 9 inches, Weight: 4Lbs.

Editorial Reviews

One of the most remarkable productions of the century. —New York Herald, 1877

It must be acknowledged that she is a remarkable woman, who has read more, seen more, and thought more than most wise men. Her work abounds in quotations from a dozen different languages, not for the purpose of a vain display of erudition, but to substantiate her peculiar views . . . her pages are garnished with footnotes establishing, as her authorities, some of the profoundest writers of the past. To a large class of readers, this remarkable work will prove of absorbing interest . . . demands the earnest attention of thinkers and merits an analytic reading. —Boston Evening Transcript, 1877

The appearance of erudition is stupendous. Reference to and quotations from the most unknown and obscure writers in all languages abound, interspersed with allusions to writers of the highest repute, which have evidently been more than skimmed through. —N. Y. Independent, 1877

Author

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
(1831 – 1891)

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (fondly known as HPB) was born on August 12, 1831, at Dnepropetrovsk (Ekaterinoslav), Ukraine.  Daughter of Colonel Peter Alexeyevich von Hahn and novelist Helena Andreyevna Fadeyev HPB was direct descendant of Eric the Russ.  In 1849 she married N. V. Blavatsky, and shortly thereafter began more than 20 years of extensive travel, bringing her into contact with mystic traditions the world over. She was the principal founder of the Theosophical Society in New York City in 1875 devoting her extraordinary literary talents to humanitarian purposes until her death in London, England, on May 8, 1891. Along with writing her several books, H. P. Blavatsky kept up a voluminous correspondence and contributed a steady stream of essays and articles to periodicals in English, French, and Russian.