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Genre/Form: | Religioni. Istituzioni e fenomeni parareligiosi |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Wouter J Hanegraaff |
ISBN: | 9004106960 9789004106963 |
OCLC Number: | 848775717 |
Description: | XIII, 580 p. ; 24 cm. |
Contents: | Part 1: Orientation: Major Trends in New Age Religion.Preliminary Demarcation of the Field - Channeling - Healing and Personal Growth - New Age Science - Neopaganism - New Age in a Restricted and in a General Sense.Part 2: Exposition: The Varieties of New Age Experience.The Nature of Reality - Meta-Empirical and Human Beings - Matters of the Mind - Death and Survival - Good and Evil - Visions of the Past - The New Age.Part 3: Interpretation: New Age Religion and Traditional Esotericism.Towards a Historical Perspective on New Age Religion - A Historical Framework - The Mirror of Secular Thought - Conclusions: The New Age Movement and the Nature of New Age Religion. |
Series Title: | Studies in the history of religions, 0072 |
Responsibility: | by Wouter J. Hanegraaff. |
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'This is a formidable book...It is an indispensable manual for all those studying the New Age phenomenon...an interesting, informative, illuminating and accurate depiction of New Age thought and practices.'John A. Saliba, Bulletin of the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies, 2000.'This is a must for all students of religion...'Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, Ambrix, 2002. Read more...
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