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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      14 February 2024
      17 October 2024
      ISBN:
      9781009058155
      9781009495097
      9781009060998
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009058155
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.25kg, 70 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.14kg, 70 Pages
      • Series:
      Elements in New Religious Movements
      Subjects:
      History of Religion, Sociology of Religion, Religion, Religion: General Interest
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    Elements in New Religious Movements
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    This Element introduces New Age religion. The New Age Movement is a loosely cohesive conglomerate of different spiritual currents with no common founder, leader, institution, dogma, or scripture. Because of its diversity, it may appear amorphous and incoherent at first sight. This Element emphasizes both the unity and diversity of the New Age. It approaches the phenomenon from three main perspectives: 1) the historical development of New Age religion, 2) ideas and practices associated with the New Age, and 3) the social organization of the New Age movement. It thus provides a wide-angle view that sketches out some of the main patterns that emerge from a mosaic of individual currents and actors associated with the New Age. It also highlights some of the differences within the movement by exploring some ideas and practices in depth.

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