Edinburgh University Press
Beyond New Age
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About this book
This book offers the first serious exploration of the many different aspects of alternative spirituality. While there is much talk of 'spirituality' now, no other collection has specifically addressed its many 'alternative' -non-ecclesiastical in the broadest sense - manifestations. The authors aim to open up a relatively unexplored and often quite hidden dimension of religion in the modern world through non-confessional, critical study. They establish both the vibrancy of contemporary experiments in alternative spirituality, as well as its historical pedigree. The broad range of subject matter includes magical ritual, independent seekers and gurus, the Theosophical movement, C. G. Jung, turn-of-the-century artistic and spiritual colonies, Iona and Glastonbury, alternative healing, and the influence of secular and humanistic thought. Readers of this fascinating book will gain an overall sense of the sociological, anthropological, historical and ethnographical perspectives on the study of religion and the many alternative forms of spirituality.Key features*International names contributing to this subject area*Increasingly important subject in courses in Religious Studies and Sociology*Wide range of voices in contributions
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Introduction
1 - Part I: People
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1 'Wandering stars': seekers and gurus in the modern world
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2 Madame Blavatsky's Children: Theosophy and its heirs
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3 New Centres of Life
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4 Jung's Psychologising of Religion
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5 More of the Same? Christianity, vernacular religion and alternative spirituality in Glastonbury
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6 Iona and Healing: a discourse analysis
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7 Alternative Spirituality in Europe: Amsterdam
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8 Gender and power in magical practices
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9 Boggarts and books: towards an appreciation of pagan spirituality
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10 Holism, healing and the new age
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11 An analysis of the festival for mind-body-spirit, London
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12 Personal development: the spiritualisation and secularisation of the human potential movement
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13 The new age and secularisation
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14 Expressive spirituality and humanistic expressivism: sources of significance beyond church and chapel
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Notes on contributors
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Index
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