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1 online resource (xx, 264 pages) |
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Orthodox Christianity, scientific materialism, and alternative religions -- Part I. Challenges to Christianity and the Orthodox/Heterodox boundary. The evolution of occult spirituality in Victorian England and the representative case of Edward Bulwer-Lytton ; Anthony Trollope's religion : the orthodox/heterodox boundary ; The influences of Buddhism and comparative religion on Matthew Arnold's theology -- Part II. The interpretation of Christianity and Buddhism. Interpenetration of religion and national politics in Great Britain and Sri Lanka : William Knighton's Forest life in Ceylon ; Identity, genre, and religion in Anna Leonowens' The English governess at the Siamese court -- Part III. The turn to Occultism. Ancient Egyptian religion in late Victorian England ; The economics of immortality : the demi-immortal Oriental, Enlightenment vitalism, and political economy in Bram Stoker's Dracula -- Part IV. The origins of alternative religion in Victorian Britain. Conclusion : From Victorian occultism to new age spiritualities. |
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9781501715464 (electronic book) |
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1501715461 (electronic book) |
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9781501715457 (electronic book) |
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1501715453 (electronic book) |
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9781501715440 (hardcover) |
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1501715445 |
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9781501715440 |
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