Die theosophische und pietistische Literatur der Gichtelianer im Kanton Zürich

Abstract

From 1814 Carl Joseph von Campagne lived in Pfäffikon, in canton Zurich, where he was responsible for the spread of the theosophy of Johann Georg Gichtel. His contribution resulted in the establishment of a community of several hundred »Gichtelians« (Gichtelianer) in the canton. In 1898 this community formed itself into a society called the »Friends of the late Herr von Campagne« (Freunde des seligen Herrn von Campagne). The literary estate of the society, which was dissolved in 2001, is now held by the Antiquarischen Gesellschaft Pfäffikon ZH and the Zentralbibliothek in Zurich. This article provides a list of the titles of the printed works in the collection and, additionally, offers an overview of the beginnings of the theosophical movement in Switzerland.