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[[ | '''Albert Leighton Rawson''' (1829-1902) was an illustrator and engraver. He claimed acquaintance with [[Helena Petrovna Blavatsky]] and was a collaborator of [[Charles Sotheran]], who was present at the [[Founding of the Theosophical Society|founding]] of the [[Theosophical Society]] in New York. | ||
Rawson was an Orientalist and was influenced by Arab culture. He was initiated into a "Brotherhood of Lebanon" and co-founded the "Nobles of the Mystic Shrine." He and Sotheran were supporters of the [[Free Thought]] movement.<ref>Joscelyn Godwin, "Blavatsky and the First Generation of Theosophy" ''Handbook of the Theosophical Current'' (Leiden: Brill, 2013), 19.</ref> | |||
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''How the Arabian Nights Inspired the American Dream, 1790-1935'' by Susan Nance | ''How the Arabian Nights Inspired the American Dream, 1790-1935'' by Susan Nance | ||
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Albert Leighton Rawson (1829-1902) was an illustrator and engraver. He claimed acquaintance with Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and was a collaborator of Charles Sotheran, who was present at the founding of the Theosophical Society in New York.
Rawson was an Orientalist and was influenced by Arab culture. He was initiated into a "Brotherhood of Lebanon" and co-founded the "Nobles of the Mystic Shrine." He and Sotheran were supporters of the Free Thought movement.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Joscelyn Godwin, "Blavatsky and the First Generation of Theosophy" Handbook of the Theosophical Current (Leiden: Brill, 2013), 19.
See also
Examples of Rawson's work are in The masters revealed: Madam Blavatsky and the myth of the Great White Lodge by K. Paul Johnson.
See also [1] and D. M. Bennett: The Truth Seeker
How the Arabian Nights Inspired the American Dream, 1790-1935 by Susan Nance