Chicago photographs : LaSalle Bank photography collection.
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| Corporate author / creator: | LaSalle National Bank. |
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| Imprint: | Chicago, Ill. : LaSalle Bank N.A. ; New York, N.Y. : Available through D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, c2004. |
| Description: | 116 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 28 x 29 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5633053 |
| Summary: | Ukrainian-born Madame Helena Blavatsky (1831--1891) was a powerful and controversial member of the spiritualist world and for a time famous for her powers as a medium. She was a co-founder of the theosophy movement in the United States, which she later extended to Europe and India, drawing from her extensive global travels and her familiarity with a broad range of belief systems, from Asian religions to New Orleans voodoo, as well as secret societies such as the Freemasons. Drawing from Hinduism and Buddhism, theosophy aimed to understand the mystic powers of the universe and promote the study of other religions. In The Secret Doctrine, published in 1888, Blavatsky aims to explain the spiritual origins of the world. Volume 2 looks at the creation of humans and animals, and considers the lost world of Atlantis. |
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| Item Description: | "Chicago photographs is the third in a series of books published by the bank that celebrate the rich and diverse holdings of the collection"--Foreword. Essay by Carol Ehlers. |
| Physical Description: | 116 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 28 x 29 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0970245238 |
