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'''''Theosophia''''' was a journal edited by [[Boris de Zirkoff]] from 1944-1981.  It was published from May-June 1944 to Summer 1981. The final issue was a tribute to the editor, who had passed away.
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[[File:Boris De Zirkoff on Theosophia cover.JPG|220px|right|thumb|Boris de Zirkoff on the cover of ''Theosophia'', Summer 1981.]]
'''''Theosophia''''' was a journal edited by the great Blavatsky scholar, [[Boris de Zirkoff]].  It was published from May-June 1944 to Summer 1981. The final issue was a tribute to the editor, who had passed away.


== Index to the periodical ==
== Index to the periodical ==


The [[Union Index to Theosophical Periodicals]][http://www.austheos.org.au/indices/pindex.htm] provides a searchable http://www.austheos.org.au/indices/THPHIA.HTM index to this periodical online], listing article titles and authors in chronological sequence.
The [[Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals]][http://www.austheos.org.au/indices/pindex.htm] provides a searchable [http://www.austheos.org.au/indices/THPHIA.HTM index to this periodical online], listing article titles and authors in chronological sequence.
 
== Reviews and comments ==
 
[[Walter Evans-Wentz|W. Y. Evans-Wentz]], the great Tibetan language scholar, was a subscriber. He wrote:
<blockquote>
''Theosophia'' fills an unique place in the literary world. It is one of the very few magazines that promotes in a non-sectarian manner that Right Understanding of which the Buddha speaks.<ref>W. Y. Evans-Wentz letter to Boris de Zirkoff. April 27, 1953. Records Series 22. Boris de Zirkoff Papers. Theosophical Society in America Archives.</ref>
</blockquote>
== Availability online ==
 
All issues of the periodical have been transcribed into English and Slovenian, with author and title indexes provided. They are available on the [https://arhiv.nuk.uni-lj.si/wayback/20211228150059/http://teozofija.info/Theosophia/Theosophia_index.htm Teozofija v Sloveniji web page]. This project was accomplished with the cooperation of the [[Alexandria West Library]].
 
== Additional resources ==
* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/international-group-theosophists International Group of Theosophists] in Theosophy World.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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Latest revision as of 19:34, 15 March 2024

Boris de Zirkoff on the cover of Theosophia, Summer 1981.

Theosophia was a journal edited by the great Blavatsky scholar, Boris de Zirkoff. It was published from May-June 1944 to Summer 1981. The final issue was a tribute to the editor, who had passed away.

Index to the periodical

The Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals[1] provides a searchable index to this periodical online, listing article titles and authors in chronological sequence.

Reviews and comments

W. Y. Evans-Wentz, the great Tibetan language scholar, was a subscriber. He wrote:

Theosophia fills an unique place in the literary world. It is one of the very few magazines that promotes in a non-sectarian manner that Right Understanding of which the Buddha speaks.[1]

Availability online

All issues of the periodical have been transcribed into English and Slovenian, with author and title indexes provided. They are available on the Teozofija v Sloveniji web page. This project was accomplished with the cooperation of the Alexandria West Library.

Additional resources

Notes

  1. W. Y. Evans-Wentz letter to Boris de Zirkoff. April 27, 1953. Records Series 22. Boris de Zirkoff Papers. Theosophical Society in America Archives.