'The Judges of Normality are Everywhere’: Has Esotericism and the Ideas of H. P. Blavatsky Ever Been Normal?

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'The Judges of Normality are Everywhere’ : Has Esotericism and the Ideas of H. P. Blavatsky Ever Been Normal?. / Rudbøg, Tim.

Esotericism and Deviance. ed. / Manon Hedenborg White; Tim Rudbøg. Brill, 2023. p. 83–104 (Aries Book Series, Vol. 33).

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Harvard

Rudbøg, T 2023, 'The Judges of Normality are Everywhere’: Has Esotericism and the Ideas of H. P. Blavatsky Ever Been Normal?. in M Hedenborg White & T Rudbøg (eds), Esotericism and Deviance. Brill, Aries Book Series, vol. 33, pp. 83–104. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004681040_006

APA

Rudbøg, T. (2023). 'The Judges of Normality are Everywhere’: Has Esotericism and the Ideas of H. P. Blavatsky Ever Been Normal?. In M. Hedenborg White, & T. Rudbøg (Eds.), Esotericism and Deviance (pp. 83–104). Brill. Aries Book Series Vol. 33 https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004681040_006

Vancouver

Rudbøg T. 'The Judges of Normality are Everywhere’: Has Esotericism and the Ideas of H. P. Blavatsky Ever Been Normal?. In Hedenborg White M, Rudbøg T, editors, Esotericism and Deviance. Brill. 2023. p. 83–104. (Aries Book Series, Vol. 33). https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004681040_006

Author

Rudbøg, Tim. / 'The Judges of Normality are Everywhere’ : Has Esotericism and the Ideas of H. P. Blavatsky Ever Been Normal?. Esotericism and Deviance. editor / Manon Hedenborg White ; Tim Rudbøg. Brill, 2023. pp. 83–104 (Aries Book Series, Vol. 33).

Bibtex

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