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Madame Blavatsky's Baboon : A History of the Mystics, Mediums, and Misfits Who Brought Spiritualism to Ameri ca
Madame Blavatsky's Baboon A History of the Mystics Mediums and Misfits Who Brought Spiritualism to Ameri ca Author:Peter Washington Just before the turn of the century, a renegade Russian aristocrat named Madame Blavatsky came to America claiming that man was descended not from the ape but from spiritual beings. Thus began Theosophy, the very first "new age" religion. This thought-provoking and often hilarious study delineates the course of Theosophy and other sects which ha... more »ve come down through the years. Photos.« less