Home›Sources›The Harmonious Circle: The Lives and Work of G. I. Gurdjieff, P. D. Ouspensky, and Their FollowersSourcesThe Harmonious Circle: The Lives and Work of G. I. Gurdjieff, P. D. Ouspensky, and Their FollowersCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The Harmonious Circle: The Lives and Work of G. I. Gurdjieff, P. D. Ouspensky, and Their Followers." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/the-harmonious-circle-the-lives-and-work-of-g-i-gurdjieff-p-d-ouspensky-and-their-followers.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Harmonious Circle: The Lives and Work of G. I. Gurdjieff, P. D. Ouspensky, and Their Followers. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/the-harmonious-circle-the-lives-and-work-of-g-i-gurdjieff-p-d-ouspensky-and-their-followersCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-harmonious-circle-the-lives-and-work, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The Harmonious Circle: The Lives and Work of G. I. Gurdjieff, P. D. Ouspensky, and Their Followers}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/the-harmonious-circle-the-lives-and-work-of-g-i-gurdjieff-p-d-ouspensky-and-their-followers}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe Harmonious Circle: The Lives and Work of G. I. Gurdjieff, P. D. Ouspensky, and Their Followers, James Webb's 1980 study from Thames and Hudson, is a substantial scholarly history of Gurdjieff, Ouspensky and the wider circle of teachers and students their work generated. Its strength is that it is a carefully researched, source based history rather than an insider devotional account from within any one of the movement's competing lineages. Its limit is that it was written before Webb's own death in 1980 and before several later archival releases; a claim about more recent developments in Gurdjieff studies should be checked against subsequent scholarship.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (17 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1James Webb's The Harmonious Circle, Thames and Hudson, 1980, the top tier reflecting a carefully researched, source based history of Gurdjieff, Ouspensky and their circle rather than an insider devotional account. Its limit is that it predates several later archival releases; a claim about more recent developments in Gurdjieff studies should be checked against subsequent scholarship.NotesWell-attestedScholarly history of G. I. Gurdjieff, P. D. Ouspensky and their followers, Thames and Hudson, 1980.CitationAuthorWell-attestedJames WebbPublisherWell-attestedThames and HudsonPublication YearWell-attested1980Source TypeWell-attestedbookClaims Backed By This Source (17 claims)This source backs 17 claims across the atlas. As facts: 14 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicOpen Questions, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.Articles, 2 claims: 2 well-attested.Secret Societies, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested14ArticlesA Lineage Nobody Else Can FindWhat Can and Cannot Be EstablishedOpen QuestionsDid a Sarmoung Brotherhood exist independently of G. I. Gurdjieff's own account, and if so, who led it and where?SourcesThe Harmonious Circle: The Lives and Work of G. I. Gurdjieff, P. D. Ouspensky, and Their FollowersConnected1Open QuestionsDid a Sarmoung Brotherhood exist independently of G. I. Gurdjieff's own account, and if so, who led it and where?General References2Open QuestionsDid a Sarmoung Brotherhood exist independently of G. I. Gurdjieff's own account, and if so, who led it and where?Secret SocietiesSarmoung BrotherhoodComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year