GA 233

World History in Anthroposophical Illumination and as a Foundation for the Knowledge of the Human Spirit

Die Weltgeschichte in anthroposophischer Beleuchtung und als Grundlage der Erkenntnis des Menschengeistes

Nine lectures given in Dornach from 24 December 1923 to 1 January 1924.

Contents (selection)

The History of the Soul of Humanity in Relation to the Development of Memory / Levels of Consciousness and Impulses of Development of the Ancient Peoples of Asia. The Egyptian-Chaldean Age. Gilgamesh and Eabani / The Hybernian and Ephesian Mysteries. Alexander and Aristotle / The special position of the Mystery of Ephesus / The loss of the knowledge of the connection of man with the world / The fire of Ephesus and the fire of the Goetheanum.

Literature

• Rudolf Steiner, Frederick Amrine (Introduction, Editor): World History and the Mysteries in the Light of Anthroposophy. CW 233. New Edition. Translated by George & Mary Adams, Frederick Amrine and Dorothy Osmond. Rudolf Steiner Press 1998. ISBN 978-1855840669; eBook ASIN B096LC2X65 (2013)

German

• Rudolf Steiner: Die Weltgeschichte in anthroposophischer Beleuchtung und als Grundlage der Erkenntnis des Menschengeistes, GA 233 (1991), ISBN 3-7274-2331-5 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org

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