Paul Brunton
Paul Brunton was a British philosopher, writer, journalist, traveler and mystic (1898–1981). He was born at London and died at Vevey.
Also recorded as Raphael Hurst.
Overview
Also worked under the name Raphael Hurst.
Born at London in 1898, died at Vevey in 1981.
Identity and origins
He also worked under the name Raphael Hurst. The authorities additionally record the heading Raphael Hurst. His recorded language was English.
Catalogued works
46 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1622 to 2001.
Als Einsiedler im Himalaya. Awake, bold Bligh! A hermit in the Himalayas. Indian philosophy and modern culture. The wisdom of the overself. L'inde secréte. Masaʻot be-Hodu ha-mistorit. Inspired Wisdom in Practice. The Spiritual Crisis of Man. Geheimnisvolles Ägypten. Instructions for Spiritual Living. The Hidden Teaching Beyond Yoga. A Search in Secret Egypt. Wisdom of the Overself Vol. 2. The Quest of the Overself. The Secret Path. A Search in Secret India. The Inner Reality. Discover Yourself. Meditations for People in Charge. The short path to enlightenment. Ai Cập huyền bí =. Ai câp huyên bí, dated 1988. Awake Bold Bligh, dated 1990. Busqueda, La - Tomo II, dated 1994. Crisis Espiritual del Hombre, La, dated 2001. El Egipto Secreto, dated 1998. El Sendero Secreto, dated 1994. Enlightened Mind, Divine Mind (Notebooks of Paul Brunton, Vol 16), dated 1988. Entscheiden aus der Stille, dated 1997. Geheimnisvolles Ägypten, dated 1998. Gib jetzt nicht auf. Ein spiritueller Ratgeber für schwere Zeiten, dated 1998. Karma. Was es wirklich bedeutet, dated 1999. La Busqueda del Yo Superior, dated 1995. La India Secreta, dated 1998. La réalité intérieure, dated 1969. A la recherche du soi suprême, dated 1994. Le sentier caché, dated 2000. The Endeavour journal of Joseph Banks : the Australian journey / edited by Paul Brunton., dated 1998, held by Wellcome Collection. Sir Thomas Lauder Brunton, Bt., writer on pharmacology and therapeutics. Oil painting by Harry Herman Salomon after a photograph., held by Wellcome Collection. 'B', dated May-Oct 1897, held by Wellcome Collection. An octave for Mr Ernest Hart at Sir Henry Thompson's house. Oil painting by Solomon Joseph Solomon R.A., ca. 1893., dated [1893?], held by Wellcome Collection. Elichmann, Johann ( -1639), dated 1622-1638, held by Wellcome Collection. Publications by others, dated 1852-1997, held by Wellcome Collection. Burroughs Wellcome & Co, Private Letter Book 13, dated March - June 1903, held by Wellcome Collection. Burroughs Wellcome & Co, Private Letter Book 15, dated September - December 1903, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
Wellcome Collection: 12 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
13 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
The Notebooks of Paul Brunton, Idealistic Studies, 1989. The nature of personal identity in the near-death experience: Paul Brunton and the ancient tradition., Journal of Near-Death Studies, 1984. <i>The Hidden Teaching beyond Yoga</i>. Paul Brunton, The Journal of Religion, 1942. <i>A Search in Secret India</i>. Paul Brunton, The Journal of Religion, 1936. <i>A Hermit in the Himalayas</i>. Paul Brunton, The Journal of Religion, 1937. Ātma vichāra and its Pathways to Freedom, Spirituality Studies, 2020. Evaluation of Effectiveness and Adverse Effects of Retraction Cord vs Retraction Paste: A Systematic Review, International Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry, 2021. Nursing Students’ Perspectives Toward Providing Oral Health Care for Older People, International Journal of Dentistry, 2025. Accuracy of digitally coded healing abutments: A systematic review, Saudi Dental Journal, 2023. The INCENTIVE study: a mixed-methods evaluation of an innovation in commissioning and delivery of primary dental care compared with traditional dental contracting, Health Services and Delivery Research, 2016. Modern sedative agents and techniques used in dentistry for patients with special needs: A review, Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, 2024. National cross-sectional study of the sociodemographic characteristics of Aotearoa New Zealand’s regulated health workforce pre-registration students: a mirror on society?, BMJ Open, 2023. The "business" of dentistry: Consumers' (patients') criteria in the selection and evaluation of dental services., PLoS ONE, 2021.
Naming and authority record
This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (1086383125). Those registers additionally record the form Brunton Philosophic Foundation.
Digitised editions and texts
9 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
The Secret Path (1958) — Internet Archive. The Wisdom Of The Overself (2010) — Internet Archive. The Hidden Teching Beyond Yoga (1956) (1956) — Internet Archive. A Search In Secret India (1934) — Internet Archive. The Spiritual Crisis of Man (1952) — Internet Archive. Meditations For People In Charge Paul Brunton — Internet Archive. The Hidden Teaching Beyond Yoga (1941) — Internet Archive. Wisdom at work : the awakening of consciousness in the workplace (1998) — Internet Archive. a message from arunachala (1936) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 15 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
the recorded working language is English.
The field of work recorded is philosophy, Eastern religions and Hinduism.
Chronology
- 1898Paul Brunton born at London.
- 1934A Search In Secret India digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1952The Spiritual Crisis of Man digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1956The Hidden Teching Beyond Yoga (1956) digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1958The Secret Path digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1981Paul Brunton died at Vevey.
- 2010The Wisdom Of The Overself digitised by Internet Archive.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Paul Brunton”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Consult the sourcereference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
Wikidata, structured authority record Q1334593: Paul Brunton
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