Re: Biased books/theosophy
Aug 21, 1997 05:27 PM
by Dr. A.M.Bain
In message <33FBBC08.247A@sprynet.com>, Bart Lidofsky
<bartl@sprynet.com> writes
>Dr. A.M.Bain wrote:
>
>> Interesting. I recently read this book and loved it! While not
>> flattering to many of the TS luminaries of the past and those who came
>> after them (TS or not) it seemd to me to be (apart from the obvious digs
>> at all our 'isms') a reasonabley objective view from someone *outside*
>> the scene. A few very minor errors of fact, but nothing serious.
>
> These "minor errors" include, for example, the premise of the book (how
>Spiritualism came from England to the United States; sorry, but it went
>in the OTHER direction!).
>
> Bart Lidofsky
Page 11:
"Having taken root in America, spiritualism rapidly colonised Europe."
AB
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