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Chronicles the life of the cofounder of the Theosophical Society, examining her legacy and the controversy surrounding her. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Blavatsky did a lot of self-mythologizing and revision of her own biography, which makes the tasks of a writer delving into her life and work rather difficult. The first half of the book is a little hard to get a grasp on as Lachman (who was also, weirdly, a founding member of the band Blondie) bounces through various versions of the HPB origin story. If I had taken a shot every time he mentioned getting ahead of himself, or that we'd hear about a certain event or person again later, I would have been too drunk to get to the second half of the book, where things gel together into more of a narrative. I was also at a disadvantage having not read anything else about HPB or the occult in general -- Lachman has written extensively on the topic which leads him to drop a lot of names I didn't know and shortcut through some of the (rather heady) topics. This is definitely not a scholarly work, although it is well researched. We get a lot of Lachman's personality and quirks in the text, which sometimes leads to compelling reading, and sometimes becomes a little irritating. For example, he has a rather irritating jokey obsession with Blavatsky's weight, bringing it up over and over and over again, often with a cutesy aside.
While I would have liked to see a little more wrestling with the race and class issues surrounding Theosophy (HPB is a pretty wealthy Russian woman, although she sometimes has a cash flow problem, who both celebrates and co-opts Indian and Tibetan culture), this is a worthwhile and entertaining read. Blavatsky's impact on the ways that the west engages with Eastern philosophy, and her direct impact on the Indian independence movement (Ghandi was a fan, with reservations) are undeniable and something I'd like to read even more about. This one takes a little patience, but pays off. ( )