Download or read book New Age written by Daren Kemp and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is New Age? Crystals, meditation and astrology. T'ai Chi, Reiki and Feng Shui. Reflexology, aromatherapy and past-life regression. Esalen, the Findhorn Community and Damanhur. Marianne Williamson, Deepak Chopra and David Spangler. But many such examples of alternative spiritualities are explicitly not New Age -- and few practitioners now describe themselves as New Age. Scholars cannot agree on a definition of New Age, or even whether it exists at all. Daren Kemp surveys the whole range of descriptions of New Age, from a wide variety of angles. New Agers themselves are consulted, as well as their critics in the Churches, the media and other interest groups including rationalists, feminists and Native Americans. Key Features: Illustrated throughout with concrete examples from contemporary spirituality, extensive fieldwork research with New Age groups and communities, and statistical surveys New Age is examined from a variety of perspectives with chapters on New Age history, philosophy, anthropology, sociology and psychology Approaches are applied in practical examples such as on New Religious Movements, postmodernism and mental health Includes an extended survey of academic New Age studies, both published and unpublished, with an emphasis on previously inaccessible doctoral research In a look at the future of New Age studies, it is asked whether the term New Age remains useful, or whether we should heed calls for substitute terms to describe contemporary alternative spiritualities.
Download or read book New Age Almanac written by J. Gordon Melton and published by Visible Ink Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text considers the New Age phenomena, with its accent on spiritual development, health and healing and higher consciousness. It considers New Age personalities and significant events and provides more than 300 definitions and descriptions and a guide to New Age educational institutions.
Download or read book A Guide to the New Age written by Stuart Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book New Age Movement written by Ron Rhodes and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1995 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After looking at the 'fashionable' religion that pervades Western society, from Hollywood to Washington, from the schoolroom to the boardroom, this guide to the New Age Movement further explores the ramifications of its appeal.
Download or read book Understanding the New Age written by Russell Chandler and published by Zondervan Publishing Company. This book was released on 1993-10 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New Age movement, made up of Eastern mysticism and Western affluence, now touches virtually every area of our lives: business, education, psychology, science, health, politics, and religion. Chandler explores the many aspects of the New Age--channelers, UFO contacts, paranormal activities, influential people who promote New Age ideas, and more--in this intriguing book and discussion guide.
Download or read book The A to Z of New Age Movements written by Michael York and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The decline of institutionalized religion in the increasingly secularized West has been offset by the contemporary spiritual development understood in the form of emerging New Age movements. This reference presents the potpourri of spiritual and psycho-physical therapeutic practices associated with this affirmation of the individual's spiritual freedom, the expectation of a future golden age, the emphasis on self-development, and the holistic pluralism that sets the dominant pulse for innovative spirituality in the twenty-first century. The A to Z of New Age Movements furnishes profiles and explanations of New Age spokespeople and leaders, of a range of human potential and self-help practices, of countercultural spiritual developments, and of different groups and organizations that identify as New Age. The dictionary consists of over 240 individual entries along with an introduction that describes the historical foundations of the New Age orientation and its relation with contemporary Western paganism. It also presents the sociological dimension of New Age expression, as well as the kinds of criticism with which the New Age identity must contend. There is both a New Age Chronology and a bibliography also included.
Download or read book After the New Age written by Steven H. Propp and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-12-16 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Its 1976, and Janet Tanhurst is a teenager who feels stifled by life with her strict mother, and the authoritarian church she must attend. Once out of high school, however, Janet is initiated into a fascinating new world of Astrology, Tarot cards, and Spirit Mediums. Next, she encounters the mysterious world of UFOs?a bewildering and sometimes frightening realm encompassing ancient astronauts, alien abductions, and shadowy government conspiracies. As the 1980s arrive, the Christian-dominated Piscean Age seems to be giving way to a long-anticipated Aquarian Age, with its hope for a coming revolution in higher consciousness. There are new paradigms in philosophy and science?promoting a holographic conception of the universe as engaged in a Cosmic Dance?along with the emergence of an introspective type of instrumental music known as New Age. With the help of bookstore owner Whisper Wynn, Janet investigates subjects such as reincarnation, quartz crystals, chakras and the human aura, in addition to an exciting new form of spiritual teaching called channeling. Following movement leaders including Shirley MacLaine and Marianne Williamson, studying enigmatic teachers like G.I. Gurdjieff and Carlos Castaneda, and inspired by medical doctors such as Deepak Chopra and Andrew Weil, she learns about Alternative Medicine and Holistic Health, as well as traditional health practices from China, Japan, and India. She assimilates wisdom from the ancient Celts along with rituals from contemporary Goddess worshippers, in formulating her own unique concept of the Divine that is within us all.
Download or read book New Age Encyclopedia written by J. Gordon Melton and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Facts on the New Age Movement written by John Ankerberg and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 1988 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Ankerberg provides answers to the 30 most frequently asked questions about the New Age Movement.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Crystals Herbs and New Age Elements written by Adams Media and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From crystals and herbs to flowers and essential oils, this comprehensive guide shows you how to use a variety of New Age elements to enhance your life. Each page includes information on their attributes, healing properties, and how they can be applied in any situation. With detailed descriptions and an informative glossary, you can quickly discover the New Age element that best serves your purpose, whether it's promoting healing, activating creativity, or bringing about good fortune"--Amazon.com
Download or read book UFOs Conspiracy Theories and the New Age written by David G. Robertson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-25 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How-and why- were UFOs so prevalent in both conspiracy theories and the New Age milieu in the post-Cold War period? In this ground-breaking book, David G. Robertson argues that UFOs symbolized an uncertainty about the boundaries between scientific knowledge and other ways of validating knowledge, and thus became part of a shared vocabulary. Through historical and ethnographic case studies of three prominent figures-novelist and abductee Whitley Strieber; environmentalist and reptilian proponent David Icke; and David Wilcock, alleged reincarnation of Edgar Cayce-the investigation reveals that millennial conspiracism offers an explanation as to why the prophesied New Age failed to arrive-it was prevented from arriving by malevolent, hidden others. Yet millennial conspiracism constructs a counter-elite, a gnostic third party defined by their special knowledge. An overview of the development of UFO subcultures from the perspective of religious studies, UFOs, Conspiracy Theories and the New Age is an innovative application of discourse analysis to the study of present day alternative religion.
Download or read book The New Age Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 994 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book New Age Spirituality written by Duncan Sheldon Ferguson and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays explores the psychological, sociological, historical, and philosophical aspects of the New Age movement and assesses its strengths and weaknesses
Download or read book American Feminism and the Birth of New Age Spirituality written by Catherine Tumber and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2002 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based largely on research in popular journals, self-help manuals, newspaper accounts, and archival collections, American Feminism and the Birth of New Age Spirituality demonstrates that the New Age movement first flourished more than a century ago during the Gilded Age under the mantle of 'New Thought'. Tumber pays close attention to the ways in which feminism became grafted, with varying degrees of success, to emergent forms of liberal culture in the late nineteenth century, and questions the value of the new age movement--then and now--to the pursuit of women's rights and democratic renewal. Visit our website for sample chapters!
Download or read book The New Age in a Nutshell written by Lorna St. Aubyn and published by Gateway Books (GB). This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Transforming the World written by Stuart Rose and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2005 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book New Religious Movements A Guide for the Perplexed written by Paul Oliver and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-02-02 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploration of 'new' religious movements which have originated since 1950, setting them within their social and cultural context.
