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Trade Reviewconcise and engaging * Eric Naiman, The Times Literary Supplement *
This amasingly well-written book allows the reader a rare glimpse behind the curtain and see the crystal-clear clarity that it offers on essential questions of Russian philosophy. * Zsofia Kata Vincze, Journal of Contemporary Religion *
Table of ContentsPreface ; Chapter 1: The Spiritual Geography of Russian Cosmism ; Chapter 2: Forerunners of Russian Cosmism ; Chapter 3: The Russian Philosophical Context ; Chapter 4: The Religious and Spiritual Context ; Chapter 5: The Russian Esoteric Context ; Chapter 6: Nikolai Fedorovich Fedorov (1829-1903), the Philosopher of the Common Task ; Chapter 7: The "Common Task" ; Chapter 8: The Religious Cosmists ; Chapter 9: The Scientific Cosmists ; Chapter 10: Promethean Theurgy ; Chapter 11: Fedorov's Twentieth-Century Followers ; Chapter 12: Cosmism Today ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index
