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Holy Madness

The Shock Tactics and Radical Teachings of Crazy-Wise Adepts, Holy Fools, and Rascal Gurus

Georg Feuerstein, PhD author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:1st Oct '92

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An exploration of the shock tactics and radical teachings of "crazy-wise adepts, holy fools and rascal gurus" - the cult religious leaders who challenge our commonsense views of reality and norms of conduct. This book explores this universal dimension of spirituality in a blend of history, philosophy, theology and first-person accounts. Here are Fools for Christ, sitting naked on garbage heaps, eccentric Zen masters baffling their students with beatings and belly laughs and enigmatic spritual clowns like Gurdjieff and Aleister Crowley.

ISBN: 9780140193701

Dimensions: 196mm x 130mm x 18mm

Weight: 237g

320 pages