{"collection":"Site Catalog","full_text_available":false,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/sacred_texts_v1_cat_als_s_htm/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/sacred_texts_v1_cat_als_s_htm","id":"sacred_texts_v1_cat_als_s_htm","license":"unknown_pending_legal_review","rights_basis":"sacred_texts_v1_preview_gate_primary_text_only; acquisition-method/ToS and compilation-copyright questions still open, not resolved by this gate","source":"sacred_texts_v1","source_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/cat/als_s.htm","summary":"This is a bibliographic catalog \u2014 specifically an alphabetical author list (the \"S\" section) from what appears to be a digital library or curated collection of esoteric, religious, occult, and world literature texts. The list spans an extraordinarily wide range of traditions and genres: Hindu and Buddhist scriptures (Vedanta-Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, Zen texts), classical Greco-Roman works (Shakespeare's complete plays, Sophocles, Lucian), Persian poetry (Sa'di's Gulistan, Sappho), Western esoterica and occultism (Swedenborg, Austin Osman Spare, Theosophical writings by Steiner and Scott-Elliot), folklore and mythology collections from indigenous peoples (Haida, Tlingit, Navaho, Australian Aboriginal), and fringe/pseudohistorical works (Atlantis theories, the Oera Linda Book, Lemuria texts). A distinctive feature is the heavy weighting toward occult, mystical, and Theosophical material alongside legitimate scholarly translations, suggesting a library purpose-built for researchers of esotericism, comparative religion, or alternative history rather than a general-purpose archive. The date range of the listed editions spans roughly 1740 to 1961, with a clustering in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that reflects the era's explosion of interest in both academic comparative religion and popular occultism. Someone considering this collection would find it most useful as a finding aid for public-domain texts at the intersection of world spiritual traditions, classical literature, and heterodox thought.","tags":["Sacred-Texts Bibliography"],"text":null,"title":"Site Catalog: Author List: Author List: S","tradition":"Site Catalog","translated_text":null,"word_count":2019}