A Quest Magazine article published by the Theosophical Society in America, giving American Section membership figures across the twentieth century: a high of 8,520 members in 1927, a postwar high of 6,119 in 1972, and an official decline to 3,546 in 2010.
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The Theosophical Society in America's own quarterly magazine, publishing the Society's own American Section membership rolls; the highest tier available for a body's self reported figures about itself, though not an independent check on them. Citation
PublisherTheosophical Society in America
URLhttps://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine/theosophy-after-the-baby-boomers
Source Typemagazine feature
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- Religions, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 general references.
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