Spiritual Knowledge (1934): From the History of the Pre-war Esoteric Press Cover Image

Wiedza duchowa (1934): z dziejów przedwojennej prasy ezoterycznej
Spiritual Knowledge (1934): From the History of the Pre-war Esoteric Press

Author(s): Urszula Patocka-Sigłowy, Monika Rzerzycka
Subject(s): Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: interwar period; occultism; esoteric press; Spiritual Knowledge; magazine; Polish pre-war press

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the esoteric magazine Spiritual Knowledge (pol. Wiedza Duchowa), which was published in Wisła in 1934. It was one of about twenty magazines of an occult nature appearing in Poland before World War II. The description of this monthly is based on a content analysis of individual issues published in 1934. A profile of the journal, its layout, thematic content and editorial staff are presented in the article. Particular attention was paid to the authors of the articles in Spiritual Knowledge. The magazine published texts of authors known and respected in the Polish esoteric community (incl. Roberto Assagioli, Alice A. Bailey, Kazimierz Chodkiewicz, Léon Denis, Maria Florkowa, Józef Jankowski, Stefan Kowalski, Wincenty Lutosławski, Roman Moczulski, Henryk Münch, Andrzej Podżorski, George Viereck and Tomira Zori).

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 3 (329)
  • Page Range: 81-94
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish