Re-Enchantment of the West, 2: Alternative Spiritualities, Sacralization, Popular Culture and Occulture
The Re-Enchantment of the West challenges those theories that predict widespread secularization beyond traditional institutional religiosity. Spiritualities are emerging that are not only quite different from the those forms of religion that are in decline, but are often defined over against them an...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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London
Continuum International Publishing
2006
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| In: | Year: 2006 |
| Further subjects: | B
Cults ; Western countries
B Electronic books B Western countries ; Religion |
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| Summary: | The Re-Enchantment of the West challenges those theories that predict widespread secularization beyond traditional institutional religiosity. Spiritualities are emerging that are not only quite different from the those forms of religion that are in decline, but are often defined over against them and articulated and passed on in ways quite different from those of traditional religion. In particular, it is argued that such contemporary Western spirituality is fed by a constantly replenished reservoir of ideas, practices, and methodologies, which is here termed 'occulture'. Moreover, such occult |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record |
| ISBN: | 0567041336 |