Theosophy

Summary

Theosophy is a new religious movement^[1]. Theosophy ranks in the top 9% of new_religious_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,255 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Theosophy's image is recorded as Emb logo.png^[3].
• Theosophy's instance of is recorded as new religious movement^[4].
• Theosophy's instance of is recorded as spiritual philosophy^[5].
• Theosophy's founder is recorded as Helena Blavatsky^[6].
• Theosophy's GND ID is recorded as 4059789-1^[7].
• Theosophy's subclass of is recorded as esotericism^[8].
• Theosophy's subclass of is recorded as occultism^[9].
• Theosophy's subclass of is recorded as religion^[10].
• Theosophy's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00571166^[11].
• Theosophy's part of is recorded as Western esotericism^[12].
• Theosophy's Commons category is recorded as Theosophy^[13].
• Theosophy's country of origin is recorded as United States^[14].
• Theosophy's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 16986^[15].
• Theosophy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07r6j^[16].
• Theosophy's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph116434^[17].
• Theosophy's HDS ID is recorded as 011398^[18].
• Theosophy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Theosophy^[19].
• Theosophy's LEM ID is recorded as LEM201012960^[20].
• Theosophy's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300056000^[21].
• Theosophy's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 299.934^[22].
• Theosophy's PSH ID is recorded as 7963^[23].
• Theosophy's Universal Decimal Classification is recorded as 239.4^[24].
• Theosophy's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[25].
• Theosophy's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Theosophy's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

Body

Founding

Theosophy's founder is recorded as Helena Blavatsky^[6].

Identity

Theosophy's part of is recorded as Western esotericism^[12].

Why It Matters

Theosophy ranks in the top 9% of new_religious_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,255 views/month).^[2] Theosophy has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Theosophy is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Theosophy has been cited as an influence by anthroposophy^[30], a new religious movement^[31], founded in 1913^[32], headquartered in Dornach^[33]; Max Heindel^[34], a writer^[35], 1865–1919^[36], of United States^[37], specialised in occultism^[38]; and Mary Anne Atwood^[39], an alchemist^[40], 1817–1910^[41], of United Kingdom^[42].

FAQs

Who did Theosophy influence?

Theosophy has been cited as an influence by anthroposophy^[30], Max Heindel^[34], and Mary Anne Atwood^[39].