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''Lucifer'' was a journal published by Helena Blavatsky. The first edition was issued in September 1887 in
''Lucifer'' reprints
Overview
Lucifer archive at HathiTrust
Religious magazines published in the United Kingdom Defunct magazines published in the United Kingdom Helena Blavatsky Magazines published in London Magazines established in 1887 Magazines disestablished in 1897 Mythology magazines Theosophy Western esoteric magazines {{occult-stub
''Lucifer'' was a journal published by Helena Blavatsky. The first edition was issued in September 1887 in London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
. The journal published articles on philosophical, theosophical, scientific and religious topics. It also contained book reviews, for example of Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (; or ; 15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philosopher, prose poet, cultural critic, philologist, and composer whose work has exerted a profound influence on contemporary philosophy. He began his ...
's ''Thus Spoke Zarathustra
''Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None'' (german: Also sprach Zarathustra: Ein Buch für Alle und Keinen), also translated as ''Thus Spake Zarathustra'', is a work of philosophical fiction written by German philosopher Friedrich Niet ...
''.
History
The journal was first published by Blavatsky. The first issues were co-edited with Mabel Collins. From 1889 until Blavatsky's death in May 1891Annie Besant
Annie Besant ( Wood; 1 October 1847 – 20 September 1933) was a British socialist, theosophist, freemason, women's rights activist, educationist, writer, orator, political party member and philanthropist.
Regarded as a champion of human ...
was a co-editor. Besant then published the journal until September 1895, when George Robert Stowe Mead
George Robert Stow Mead (22 March 1863 in Peckham, Surrey – 28 September 1933 in London) was an English historian, writer, editor, translator, and an influential member of the Theosophical Society, as well as the founder of the Quest Society. ...
became a co-editor. The journal appeared twelve times a year and was 80 to 90 pages long. The last of twenty volumes was published in August 1897. More than 2800 articles were published in this journal between 1887 and 1897. Then the journal was renamed to ''The Theosophical Review''.
See also
* "Is Theosophy a Religion?
"Is Theosophy a Religion?" is an editorial published in November 1888 in the theosophical magazine ''Lucifer''; it was compiled by Helena Blavatsky. It was included in the 10th volume of the author's ''Collected Writings.'' According to Arnold K ...
"
* "Philosophers and Philosophicules
Modern Theosophy is classified by prominent representatives of Western philosophy as a "pantheistic philosophical-religious system." Russian philosopher Vladimir Trefilov claimed that Blavatsky's doctrine was formed from the beginning as a sy ...
"
* " The Esoteric Character of the Gospels"
* '' The Theosophist''
References
Sources
* * *External links
''Lucifer'' reprints
Overview
Lucifer archive at HathiTrust
Religious magazines published in the United Kingdom Defunct magazines published in the United Kingdom Helena Blavatsky Magazines published in London Magazines established in 1887 Magazines disestablished in 1897 Mythology magazines Theosophy Western esoteric magazines {{occult-stub