Possession, power, and the New Age : ambiguities of authority in neoliberal societies /
This book provides a new sociological account of contemporary religious phenomena such as channelling, holistic healing, meditation and divination, which are usually classed as part of a New Age Movement. Drawing on his extensive ethnography carried out in the UK, alongside comparative studies in Am...
Основен автор: | Wood, Matthew, 1970- |
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Формат: | Електронна книга |
Език: | English |
Публикувано: |
Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
℗♭2007.
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Серия: |
Theology and religion in interdisciplinary perspective.
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Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=270617 |
Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Possession, power, and the New Age. |
Съдържание:
- Approaching New Age
- The field of New Age studies
- Power, self and practice
- The meditation group
- Channelling workshops
- The Nottinghamshire fair
- Spiritualism and paganism
- Nonformativeness, possession and class in neoliberal societies.