Are We All Spiritual?: A Comparative Perspective on the Appropriation of a New Concept of Spirituality

‘I'm spiritual - not religious’ has become a key expression of a new form of globalized religion focusing on a specific notion of spirituality, signifying a universal human essence, located deep inside each individual as a potential for wellbeing and personal transformation. The message is: spi...

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Main Author: Hornborg, Anne-Christine (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2011
In: Journal for the Study of Spirituality
Year: 2011, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 249-268
Further subjects:B global versus local contexts
B Spirituality
B Sweden
B inner potential
B Canadian Mi'kmaq
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