Gurdjieff: the key concepts
This unique book offers clear definitions of Gurdjieff's teaching terms, placing him within the political, geographic and cultural context of his time. Entries look at diverse aspects of his Work, including:* possible sources in religious, Theosophical, occult, esoteric and literary traditions* the integral relationships between different aspects of the teaching* its internal contradictions and subversive aspects* the derivation of Gurdjieff's cosmological laws and Ennegram* the passive form of…
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- Full title :Gurdjieff : the key concepts / Sophia Wellbeloved.
Summary
This unique book offers clear definitions of Gurdjieff's teaching terms, placing him within the political, geographic and cultural context of his time. Entries look at diverse aspects of his Work, including:* possible sources in religious, Theosophical, occult, esoteric and literary traditions* the integral relationships between different aspects of the teaching* its internal contradictions and subversive aspects* the derivation of Gurdjieff's cosmological laws and Ennegram* the passive form of ""New Work"" teaching introduced by Jeanne de Salzmann.
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- Publication Date:2003.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2003.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xxxi, 271 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781135132491, 1135132496, 9780203389850, 0203389859, 9781135132644, 113513264X, 9781135132569, 1135132569
- oclc:ocn842264578
- LC Classification:BP605.G94
- Dewey Decimal:197
Table of Contents
Cover; GURDJIEFF: THE KEY CONCEPTS; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; List of concepts; List of illustrations; Foreword; Introduction; KEY CONCEPTS; Appendix 1: Biographical notes on pupils; Appendix 2: Gurdjieff Foundations and Work-derived groups; Bibliography; Index.
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