New Age Commodification and Appropriation of Spirituality

The New Age Movement can be seen as one response to the decline of traditional religion in the West. It conforms to the spiritual pluralism that Bryan Wilson understands as a consequence of secularization. From a New Age perspective, the world's various spiritual traditions are now public prope...

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Main Author: York, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Carfax Publ. [2001]
In: Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 2001, Volume: 16, Issue: 3, Pages: 361-372
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