Star in the East: Krishnamurti, the Invention of a Messiah [Hardcover] Vernon, Roland by Vernon, Roland - 2000-09-28

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Constable September 28, 2000. 2000. 8vo Hardcover in d/w. 320pp near fine. Illustrated with photo's. Discovered as a young boy in the early years of the 20th century, Krishnamurti was proclaimed a new world leader by Members of the Theosophical Society and, by the 1920s, was attracting worldwide press attention. Idealists, spiritual adventurers, intellectuals and philosopher alike flocked to his talks in their thousands, drawn to the idea of a new golden age and an esoteric Eastern saviour. Later Krishnamurti experienced a mysterious conversation, rejected the Theosophical Society that had moulded his identity and began to teach as a secular philosopher of spiritual nature, but with no affiliation to any sect. He rejected any claims to being a Messiah and indeed proved himself as capable of human weakness which gave rise to sexual scandal and accusations of chicanery. Krishnamurti died in 1986 having founded seven schools, published fifty books and toured the world talking and teaching. .

London: Constable, 2000. 1st ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, minor edgewear jacket (minor foxing reverse side, crease top spine) minor foxing top edge, two page corners creased. 306 pp. First edition. A biography of the Indian-born spiritual teacher, who died in 1986 at age 90. The author tells Krishnamurti's story in the light of a century of changing spiritual attitudes.

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