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Deconstructing Gurdjieff: Biography of a Spiritual Magician

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Description for Deconstructing Gurdjieff: Biography of a Spiritual Magician Hardback. Beyond Meetings with Remarkable Men into the truth behind the self-crafted mythology of Gurdjieff's life Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
In November 1949, architect Frank Lloyd Wright announced the death of “the greatest man in the world,” yet few knew who he was talking about. Enigmatic, misunderstood, declared a charlatan, and recently dubbed “the Rasputin who inspired Mary Poppins,” Gurdjieff’s life has become a legend. But who really was George Ivanovich Gurdjieff? Employing the latest research and discoveries, including previously unpublished reminiscences of the real man, Tobias Churton investigates the truth beneath the self-crafted mythology of Gurdjieff’s life recounted in Meetings with Remarkable Men. Showing how Gurdjieff deliberately re-shaped elements of his life as parables of his system, Churton explains how ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Rochester, United States
ISBN
9781620556382
SKU
V9781620556382
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About Tobias Churton
Britain’s leading scholar of Western Esotericism, Tobias Churton is a world authority on Gnosticism, Hermeticism, and Rosicrucianism. An Honorary Fellow of Exeter University, where he is a faculty lecturer, he holds a master’s degree in Theology from Brasenose College, Oxford, and is the author of many books, including Aleister Crowley: The Beast in Berlin and Occult Paris. He lives in ... Read more

Reviews for Deconstructing Gurdjieff: Biography of a Spiritual Magician
"Churton's remarkable ability to make a coherent narrative out of disparate information while also weaving in other research interests, such as the influence of Aleister Crowley, makes this a valuable resource for those familiar with Gurdjieff's work, and it's easily readable for those coming fresh to the topic."
Publishers Weekly
“They seek him here, they seek him there ... Read more

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