The White Buddhist: The Asian Odyssey of Henry Steel Olcott
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Stephen Prothero (Author)
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Denounced by the New York Times as an "unmitigated rascal" while simultaneously being lauded as a reincarnation of Gautama Buddha himself, Henry Steel Olcott (1832-1907) was friend to Madame Blavatsky, co-founder of the Theosophical Society, and an indefatigable reformer and culture broker between East and West. Olcott helped bring about a new spiritual creation, Protestant Buddhism, a creative creolization of American Protestantism, traditional Theravada Buddhism, and other influences. Stephen Prothero's portrait of Olcott is an engaging study of spiritual quest and cross-cultural encounters. 13 b&w illus. CPSIA choking or other US hazard warning - No California Proposition 65 hazard warning necessary
About the Author
Stephen Prothero is Professor of Religion at Boston University. His books include God is Not One: The Eight Religious Rivals that Run the World; American Jesus: How the Son of God Became a National Icon; and the New York Times bestseller Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know-and Doesn't, which won a 2007 Quill Book Award. Prothero blogs for CNN's Belief Blog and has written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Newsweek, Slate, and Salon.
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- Contributor: Stephen Prothero
- Imprint: Indiana University Press
- ISBN13: 9780253222763
- Number of Pages: 256
- Packaged Dimensions: 155x235mm
- Packaged Weight: 431
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Indiana University Press
- Release Date: 2010-11-29
- Series: Religion in North America
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Stephen Prothero is Professor of Religion at Boston University. His books include God is Not One: The Eight Religious Rivals that Run the World; American Jesus: How the Son of God Became a National Icon; and the New York Times bestseller Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know-and Doesn't, which won a 2007 Quill Book Award. Prothero blogs for CNN's Belief Blog and has written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Newsweek, Slate, and Salon.
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