Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Manu (Theosophy)

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The result was soft delete‎. Based on minimal participation, this uncontroversial nomination is treated as an expired PROD (a.k.a. "soft deletion"). Editors can request the article's undeletion. Star Mississippi 16:28, 21 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Manu (Theosophy)[edit]

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No reliable sources added to the article in over a decade. Only unreliable Theosophical writers like Elizabeth Clare Prophet are cited. No academic historians have specifically covered this topic, it is not possible to have a neutral article. The only sources that cover the topic are fringe related Theosophical sources that fail WP:RS. The topic is non-notable and no independent coverage exists. Psychologist Guy (talk) 15:11, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Religion-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 15:40, 7 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete As per the nominator, only primary sources exist. There is no reliable independent sources that cover this concept. Big Money Threepwood (talk) 00:35, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, RL0919 (talk) 16:33, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Two reliable, independent, sources:

Melton, J. Gordon (2001). "Manu". Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology (5 ed.). Gale Group, Inc. p. 977. ISBN 0-8103-8570-8.
- French, Brendan James (2000). The theosophical masters : an investigation into the conceptual domains of H.P. Blavatsky and C.W. Leadbeater (Vol.1). Department of Studies in Religion, University of Sydney. pp. 186, 314, 318.
- French, Brendan James (2000). The theosophical masters : an investigation into the conceptual domains of H.P. Blavatsky and C.W. Leadbeater (Vol.2). Department of Studies in Religion, University of Sydney. pp. 431, 535, 633, 649.--Pisnyy Mykola (talk) 11:48, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment That is a PhD Doctorate, not a reliable source for Wikipedia. Psychologist Guy (talk) 22:00, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
PhD theses are neither automatically unreliable nor automatically reliable. WP:SCHOLARSHIP. Jfire (talk) 22:21, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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