White Buddhist

The Asian Odyssey of Henry Steel Olcott

By: Stephen R Prothero

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Paperback | 1 November 2010

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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.

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"A meticulous story of a very colorful subject. In the process, [Prothero] assists the understanding of religious pluralism in our current age." Church History "The first scholarly biographical study of [this] influential figure; its use of "creolization" theory adds to ongoing conversations about how to understand contact, colonialism, and conversion." Religious Studies Review "An important study of a remarkable 19th-century American." Choice "Prothero's study should interest not only scholars in the field but students of Asian religions and American religious history generally." Journal of American History "Prothero has succeeded in creating a portrait of Olcott that will shape future scholarship... Engaging and succinct." Gnosis Magazine

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Non-Fiction Religion & Beliefs Buddhism Religion History of Religion Biographies & True Stories Biographies Religious & Spiritual Biographies Alternative Belief Systems Eclectic & Esoteric Religions & Belief Systems Theosophy & Anthroposophy Christianity

Interfaith Relations History Regional & National History History of the Americas

Preface	p. ix
Preface to the Paperback Edition	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Universal Reformer	p. 14
From Spiritualism to Theosophy	p. 38
An Errand to Asia	p. 62
The Sinhalese Buddhist Revival	p. 85
A United Buddhist World	p. 116
The Indian Renaissance	p. 134
Things Fall Apart	p. 156
Conclusion	p. 173
Abbreviations	p. 183
Notes	p. 185
Selected Bibliography	p. 221
Index	p. 234
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