The white Buddhist : the Asian odyssey of Henry Steel Olcott

The White Buddhist
	Contents
	Preface
	Introduction
	One Universal Reformer
		Universal Reform
		From Presbyterianism to Spiritualism
		"The Spiritualist's Faith"
		Agricultural Reform and Cultivating Character
		The Tribune
		The Civil War and Civil Service Reform
		Reforming the Law and Public Morals
	Two From Spiritualism to Theosophy
		People from the Other World
		Helena Petrovna Blavatsky
		Reforming Spiritualism
		The Theosophical Society
		First Presidential Address
		Two Theosophies
		A Theosophical Rite
		Unveiling Isis
		A Visit from the Masters
	Three An Errand to Asia
		East-West Correspondence
		Resisting Olcott's Heterodoxy
		Preparing the Way
		Rite of Passage
		On Sacred Soil
		"The Theosophical Society and Its Aims"
		The Theosophical Society and the Arya Samaj
		Business Matters
		The Theosophist
	Four The Sinhalese Buddhist Revival
		Buddhist Converts
		Spreading the Faith
		Second Ceylon Tour
		Buddhist Catechism
		Saraswati and the Arya Samaj
		Mesmeric Healings and Messianic Expectations
		Kotahena Riot and Buddhist Rights
		A London Mission
	Five A United Buddhist World
		Burma, Buddhism, and Blavatsky
		Japan
		Buddhist Platform
		Helena Blavatsky's Death
	Six The Indian Renaissance
		Caste and the Education of Untouchables
		Dravidian Buddhist Society
		Aryavarta and Academic Orientalism
		Instilling Character: The Hindu Boys' Association
		Adyar Library Opening
		The Unity of All Religions
		Revitalizing Zoroastrianism and Islam
		Evaluations
	Seven Things Fall Apart
		The Maha Bodhi Society
		Maha Bodhi Society Resignation
		Religious Unity Rebuffed
		A Declaration of Independence
		The Fall
		Last Rites
	Conclusion
	Abbreviations
	Notes
		Introduction
		1. Universal Reformer
		2. From Spiritualism to Theosophy
		3. An Errand to Asia
		4. The Sinhalese Buddhist Revival
		5. A United Buddhist World
		6. The Indian Renaissance
		7. Things Fall Apart
		Conclusion
	Selected Bibliography
		Bibliographic Notes
		Primary Sources
			Newspapers and Periodicals
			Publications by Henry Steel Olcott
			Works Edited, Translated and Co-Authored by Henry Steel Olcott
			Other Primary Sources
		Secondary Sources
			Spiritualism, Theosophy and Buddhism in the West
			American Religion and Culture
			Buddhism and Hinduism in Asia
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