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Occult Science of India and Among the Ancients, with an account of their Mystic Initiations and the History of Spiritism

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Publisher: Dev Publishers And Distributors
Author Louis Jacolliot
Language: English
Pages: 274
Cover: PAPERBACK
8.5x5.5 inch
Weight 370 gm
Edition: 2025
ISBN: 9789359447070
HBM547
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The spiritual tradition traditions of ancient India, exploring its profound philosophies and esoteric knowledge. Jacolliot, a 19th-century French writer and researcher, presents a comprehensive study of Hindu doctrines, including the Vedas, Upanishads, and other sacred texts. He examines the practice of yoga, meditation, and spiritual phenomena like astral projection and reincarnation, attributing these practices to the deep metaphysical understanding of Indian sages.

Jacolliot highlights India's influence on global spirituality, drawing parallels between Hindu traditions and Western occultism. His writing reflects fascination with India's ancient wisdom while emphasizing the unity of universal spiritual truths. Despite the book's historical value, modern readers may approach it critically, as some interpretations reflect colonial-era biases. Nonetheless, it remains a significant work for those interested in comparative religion, ancient mysticism, and the global impact of Indian spirituality.

Preface
We will lay aside, for the present, our inquiries into the general subject of the primitive civilizations of the far East, and the people who have sprung from the Brahminic stock in the old world, in order to publish the result of such researches as we have been able to make, during our long residence in India, into the subject of occult science, and the practices of those who have been initiated into the sect of the Pitris, which is Sanskrit for spirits or ancestral shades.

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