Getting off the Wheel: A Conceptual History of the New Age Concept of Enlightenment
Although many new agers believe that enlightenment is the end goal of spiritual development, the importance of this concept has largely been overlooked by scholars until now. This article contextualizes the concept of enlightenment historically. After a detailed description of what the new age conce...
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Year: 2020, Volume: 67, Issue: 4, Pages: 373-401 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
New Age
/ Enlightenment
/ Conception
/ History
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RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AZ New religious movements BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism BL Buddhism |
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Huxley
B Theosophy B Vivekananda B Enlightenment B Suzuki B Transcendentalism B Osho |
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