An Outline of Esoteric Science, Rudolf Steiner's 1910 foundational text from Max Altmann, originally published as Die Geheimwissenschaft im Umriss, sets out Steiner's Anthroposophy in his own voice. Its strength is that it is the primary founding text of Anthroposophy, essential for any claim about what Steiner himself taught. Its limit is that it is a founder's own doctrinal statement, not independent scholarship assessing Anthroposophy's claims, which should be checked against outside scholarly treatment.
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Citation
AuthorRudolf Steiner
PublisherMax Altmann
Leipzig, 1910 first edition of Die Geheimwissenschaft im Umriss, the German title this entry itself names. Publication Year1910
Source Typetradition
Assessment
Reliability Tier2
Reliability tier 2: the primary founding text of its own tradition, essential for what its founder himself taught though not independent scholarship assessing the tradition's claims. NotesDie Geheimwissenschaft im Umriss; a foundational statement of Steiner's Anthroposophy in its own voice.
Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)
This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Secret Societies, 2 claims: 2 general references.
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