TY - JOUR
TI - The Infiltration of Gnostic and Esoteric Ideologies in the Works of Vladimir Solovyov and Helena Blavatsky
AU - Posacki, Aleksander
TI - The Infiltration of Gnostic and Esoteric Ideologies in the Works of Vladimir Solovyov and Helena Blavatsky
AB - The article aims at emphasising the influence of Gnostic ideas as well as esoteric and occult concepts on the work of Russian philosopher Vladimir Solovyov. Furthermore, on the basis of this analysis the author tries to compare similar theories and spiritual practices of Solovyov with the esoteric work and spiritual practices of Helena Blavatsky, the founder of The Theosophical Society. It appears that despite significant differences in the field of philosophy, methodological reliability, and attitude to Christianity, many similarities can be found in the conceptual and practical sphere, even if they seem superficial and irrelevant. Consequently, the works of Blavatsky and Solovyov can presumably create a common cultural code (based, for example, on a comparable attitude to Gnostic and Kabbalistic ideas). The issue, however, requires some more detailed research, and the author of the article does not imply he concluded it. The article highlights the fact that the studies on this topic have been so far hardly comprehensive.
VL - 2021
IS - Vol. XVII
PY - 2021
SN - 2451-4985
C1 - 2543-9561
SP - 121
EP - 142
DO - 10.4467/25439561KSR.21.006.14417
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/kultura-slowian/article/infiltracja-ideologii-gnostyckich-i-ezoterycznych-w-tworczosci-wlodzimierza-solowjowa-i-heleny-blawatskiej
KW - gnosis
KW - esotericism
KW - occultism
KW - spiritism
KW - mediumism
KW - mysticism
KW - luciferism
KW - Satan
KW - Vladimir Solovyov
KW - Helena Blavatsky