Transforming the World
Bringing the New Age into Focus
Published on 16. September 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
370 pages
978-3-03910-316-4 (ISBN)
Description
This study provides a comprehensive and balanced view of the New Age through formal studies and original research. Equal attention is accorded to practices and institutions illustrating the New Age as a concrete, living enterprise, not merely a philosophy. The book offers a thorough study of major writings by British, American and other commentators, detailed ethnographic testimony, and a broad survey of the New Age phenomenon in all its aspects.
More details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Peter Lang Group AG, International Academic Publishers
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
6 tables
Dimensions
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Weight
530 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-03910-316-4 (9783039103164)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
The Author: Stuart Rose was a senior director in one of the world's largest advertising agency groups. He then studied religion at Lancaster University and has been an Honorary Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Bath Spa University College. He is now an independent researcher of key religious themes and has published a number of papers.
Content
Focusing on the New Age, its central ideas and main qualities - Recent history, the counter-culture, literary influences - Human Potential Movement - New Age women - Social and demographic characteristics of participants, drug use, paranormal influences - Levels and categories of participant involvement - Six essential concepts defined - New Age spirituality - Healing and health, practices, therapists, efficacy - New Age community, politics, economics, ecology - Ethnographic report of a 5-day healing workshop - The critics, Christian, the academe, Paul Heelas, Christopher Lasch and Ken Wilber - Consistencies and inconsistencies between the players and critics.