{"product_id":"the-secret-doctrine-by-hp-blavatsky-9781585427086","title":"The Secret Doctrine","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Secret Doctrine\u003c\/em\u003e, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky's masterwork on the origin and evolution of the universe and humanity itself, is arguably the most famous and, perhaps, the most influential occult book ever written.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished since 1888 only in expensive, two-volume editions of some 1,400 pages, it has long eluded the grasp of modern readers - until now. This single-volume edition, abridged and annotated by historian and Theosophical scholar, Michael Gomes, places the ideas of \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Doctrine\u003c\/em\u003e within reach of all who are curious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn particular, Gomes provides a critical sounding of the book's famous stanzas on the genesis of life and the cosmos - mysterious passages that Blavatsky said originated from a primeval source and which form the heart of \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Doctrine\u003c\/em\u003e. Gomes scrupulously scales down the book's key writings on symbolism to their essentials and offers notes and a glossary to illuminate arcane references.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis historical and literary introduction casts new light on some of the book's sources and on the career of its brilliant and elusive author, one of the most intriguing personages of the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt once compact and representative of the work as a whole, this new edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Doctrine\u003c\/em\u003e brings unprecedented accessibility to the key esoteric classic of the modern era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48147894993132,"sku":"9781585427086","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781585427086-the-secret-doctrine.jpg?v=1786453453","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-secret-doctrine-by-hp-blavatsky-9781585427086","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}