Between Thought and Temple

Between Thought and Temple traces the history, doctrine, and culture of the Círculo Esotérico da Comunhão do Pensamento (CECP) from its founding in São Paulo in 1909 to the present day. Drawing on a corpus of primary sources, archival records, and academic scholarship, this study reconstructs how a publishing house, a spiritualist doctrine, and a network of temples grew into one of Brazil's most e...