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Geoffrey Ahern - Sun at Midnight - 9780227172933 - V9780227172933
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Sun at Midnight

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Description for Sun at Midnight Paperback. Still the standard critical work on the Anthroposophical movement, this penetrating study of Rudolf Steiner's esoteric legacy is an invaluable guide for both the student and the general reader. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRQC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
A revised and updated edition of the book, first published in the Eighties, that still remains the main critical work written from outside the movement. This engaging introduction to Anthroposophy is written from the unique point of view of the English-speaking outside world. Employing Anthroposophical and external sources alike, Ahern offers an unbiased look into one of the worldís most interesting mystical societies. Sun at Midnight guides the reader through Anthroposophy's beginnings as an offshoot of Theosophy, the life of its founder, Rudolph Steiner, and the movement's place in Western esoteric history while offering an accessible and incisive look into ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780227172933
SKU
V9780227172933
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2

About Geoffrey Ahern
Geoffrey Ahern is Fellow of the Centre for Leadership Studies of the University of Exeter. His areas of research involve the functioning of organisations, communities and the inner city. He studied law at Oxford University and gained a PhD in sociology of religion at London School of Economics. The author���s publications include the previous edition of Sun at Midnight and ... Read more

Reviews for Sun at Midnight
"Ahern's book is a general overview of the Steiner movement... He examines Steiner's life, his cosmology and the influences that led to his supposedly Christian version of Gnosticism. Ahern also looks at Steiner spin-offs such as Biodynamic agriculture, Waldorf (Steiner) education, Camphill Homes and "Christian Community" churches, showing how they are all based on Steiner's beliefs." Creation Research Society Quarterly, ... Read more

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