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Communication Quarterly Volume 26, 1978 - Issue 4
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Rhetoric, reality, and rationalization: A study of the masking function of rhetoric in the London theosophical movement

Thomas D. Clark Assistant Professor of Speech and American Studies, Indiana University East
Pages 24-30 | Published online: 21 May 2009
 
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This essay briefly examines the turbulent history of the “Blavatsky” phase of the London Theosophical movement; in particular, it focuses on the disparity between the public rhetoric of the Theosophical Society's leadership and the deeper motivations which inspired many Londoners to join the movement's ranks.

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