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001 2013388280
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008 140331s2013 enk b 001 0 eng d
010 $a 2013388280
020 $a9781844657131 (hardcover)
020 $a1844657132 (hardcover)
020 $a9781844657148 (paperback)
020 $a1844657140 (paperback)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn827261991
040 $aBTCTA$beng$cBTCTA$erda$dYDXCP$dU2C$dLTSCA$dCUV$dCDX$dEUX$dDLC
042 $alccopycat
050 00 $aBP605.N48$bN493 2013
082 04 $a299/.93
245 00 $aNew age spirituality :$brethinking religion /$cedited by Steven J. Sutcliffe and Ingvild Sælid Gilhus.
264 1 $aDurham, England :$bAcumen,$c2013.
300 $avi, 298 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 266-292) and index.
520 $aNew Age and holistic beliefs and practices - sometimes called the "new spirituality" - are widely distributed across modern global society. The fluid and popular nature of new age makes these movements a very challenging field to understand using traditional models of religious analysis. Rather than treating new age as an exotic specimen on the margins of "proper" religion, New Age Spirituality examines these movements as a form of everyday or lived religion. The book brings together an international range of scholars to explore the key issues: insight, healing, divination, meditation, gnosis, extraordinary experiences, and interactions with gods, spirits and superhuman powers. Combining discussion of contemporary beliefs and practices with cutting-edge theoretical analysis, the book repositions new age spirituality at the forefront of the contemporary study of religion.- Back cover.
650 0 $aNew Age movement.
650 0 $aSpiritual life$xNew Age movement.
700 1 $aSutcliffe, Steven,$d1961-$eeditor.
700 1 $aGilhus, Ingvild Sælid,$eeditor.