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 Handbook of New Age:

Contents

• • Preliminary Materials (i-x)   (158K)
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    • Contents
    • Editors’ Preface
  • Defining The New Age (1-24) by George D. Chryssides   (168K)
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    • The Scope And Diversity Of The New Age
    • Objections To The Term ‘New Age’
    • A Defence Of ‘New Age’
    • The New Age As A SPIN
    • Towards A Definition Of New Age
    • References
  • The New Age Movement And Western Esotericism (25-50) by Wouter J. Hanegraaff   (167K)
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    • The Stages Of New Age
    • Manifestations Of The New Age Movement
    • Unity Vs Diversity In The New Age Movement
    • New Age And Western Esotericism
    • The Secularisation Of Western Esotericism
    • The Oriental Renaissance
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • The Origins Of ‘New Age’ Religion Between The Two World Wars (51-76) by Steven Sutcliffe   (174K)
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    • Context: Conflict And Reconstruction
    • Non-Official Religion: ‘Occultism’ And ‘Spirituality’ In Elite And Popular Culture
    • Quest Culture
    • Alice Bailey’s ‘New Age’
    • Conclusion: The Emergence Of ‘New Age’ Religion Between The Two World Wars
    • References
  • Beyond Millennialism: The New Age Transformed (77-98) by J. Gordon Melton   (162K)
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    • Toward A Definition Of The New Age
    • The New Age In Historical Perspective
    • So What’s New About The New Age?
    • The Death Of The New Age
    • Post-New Age Millennialism
    • Ascension
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • Quantitative Studies Of New Age: A Summary And Discussion (99-122) by Liselotte Frisk   (152K)
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    • Surveys Of New Age Individuals
    • Studies Based On Material Other Than Individual Questionnaires
    • Surveys Of Whole Populations
    • Problems With Quantitative New Age Studies
    • Questions And Answers?
    • Lack Of Longitudinal Data
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • The Psychology Of The New Age (123-150) by Miguel Farias and Pehr Granqvist   (190K)
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    • Personality And Cognitive Characteristics Of Individuals In The New Age
    • Attachment And The New Age
    • General Discussion And Conclusions
    • References
  • Producing And Consuming New Age Spirituality: The Cultic Milieu And The Network Paradigm (151-166) by Adam Possamaï   (151K)
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    • Cults And The Network Paradigm
    • The Cultic Milieu
    • First Axis: Production Of Spirituality
    • Second Axis: Consumption Of Spirituality
    • The Grid
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • New Age Diffuse Communities (167-180) by Dominic Corrywright   (132K)
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    • Models And Meanings Of The Idea Of Community
    • The Diffuse Communities Of The New Age
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • New Age And Business (181-206) by Martin Ramstedt   (161K)
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    • Conceptualisations Of The Convergence Of New Age And Business
    • The Factor Of The Increasing Psychologisation Of Culture
    • Corporations As Cultic Milieus?
    • Generation X And The Experience Economy
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • Science And The New Age (207-230) by James R. Lewis   (160K)
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    • Secularisation, Science And The New Age
    • Education In The New Age
    • Naturphilosophie
    • New Age And New Science Vs Old Age And Old Science
    • Science And Legitimacy
    • Facets Of The New Age Interest In Science
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • Truth, Authority And Epistemological Individualism In New Age Thought (231-254) by Christopher Partridge   (176K)
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    • Postmodern Or Modern?
    • The Sacralised Self
    • Existential Truth
    • The Epistemic Significance Of Premodern And Primal Cultures
    • Critique
    • References
  • Old Myths, New Mythicising (255-262) by Anna E. Kubiak   (126K)
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    • The Status Of Symbols And Myths
    • Tradition And Memory
    • References
  • Power Trips: Making Sacred Space Through New Age Pilgrimage (263-286) by Adrian Ivakhiv   (165K)
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    • Pilgrimage And Sacred Geography In New Age Culture
    • Photography And The New Age Gaze
    • Sedona As Tourist Site
    • Sedona As Sacred Site: Vision, Compulsion And The Invisible
    • Textual Production Of New Age Sacred Space
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • Ancient Avalon, New Jerusalem, Heart Chakra Of Planet Earth: The Local And The Global In Glastonbury (287-314) by Marion I. Bowman   (176K)
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    • Locating Glastonbury
    • Serial Centrality
    • Locating Vernacular Religion And Contemporary Spirituality
    • Spiritual Shopping And Consumer Choice
    • Brahmin, Sheikh And Buddha In Glastonbury
    • Negotiating The Local And The Global
    • The Local, The Global And Sacred Space
    • Interconnectedness
    • Continuity Or Change?
    • References
  • Hawaii In New Age Imaginations: A Case Of Religious Inventions (315-340) by Mikael Rothstein   (188K)
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    • Historiography?
    • Early Developments
    • Two Current Examples
    • Understanding The Phenomena
    • Ethnicity And Land
    • Tradition: Reproduction Or Innovation?
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • A Latin American New Age? (341-358) by María Julia Carozzi   (151K)
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    • Organisational Infrastructure
    • Directions Of Change
    • Frame Alignment Processes
    • A Revolution Of The Hearts
    • Extreme Syncretism
    • New Age And Nativism
    • Final Remarks
    • References
  • The Spiritual World: Aspects Of New Age In Japan (359-374) by Inken Prohl   (151K)
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    • The Emergence Of The Spiritual World
    • The Context Of Japanese New Age
    • Tendencies Of The Spiritual World —Spirituality As Ideology
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • New Age Religion And The Sceptics (375-404) by Olav Hammer   (202K)
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    • New Age Religion
    • On The Roots Of Scepticism
    • The Rise Of Contemporary Scepticism
    • Sceptical Movements As Social Formations
    • Sceptical Argumentation
    • The Effectiveness Of Sceptical Discourse
    • Scepticism And Self-Reflexivity
    • References
  • The New Age Movement As An Astrological Minority Religion With Mainstream Appeal (405-414) by Michael York   (122K)
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    • References
  • Holistic Health And New Age In Britain And The Republic Of Ireland (415-434) by Maria Tighe and Jenny Butler   (162K)
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    • Allopathic Medicine, Holistic Health And New Age
    • Holistic Health In Britain
    • Case Studies
    • Concluding Remarks
    • References
  • Paganism And The New Age (435-452) by Melissa Harrington   (144K)
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    • Academic Study Of Paganism
    • Paganism, Esotericism And The New Age
    • Problem 1: Conflating Pagan Traditions And Belief Systems
    • Problem 2: Attributing New Age Beliefs To Pagans
    • Problem 3: Attributing New Age Privileging Of Mind/Spirit Over Body To Paganism
    • Problem 4: Attributing New Age Views Of Ego, Self And Psychology To Paganism
    • Problem 5: Overwriting Positive Pagan Attitudes To Authority And Commitment
    • Problem 6: Decontextualising Aspects Of Pagan Practice And Including Them In New Age Eclecticism
    • Paganism And The New Age—A Rapprochement
    • Paganism And The New Age Movement—A Final Frontier
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • Christians And New Age (453-472) by Daren Kemp   (155K)
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    • Emerging Christian Mission To Post-Christendom
    • Christian Hostility To The New Age Movement
    • Christians In Proto-New Age
    • Christaquarians
    • Studies Of Christians And New Age
    • Research Difficulties
    • Conclusion
    • References
  • Contributors (473-474)   (89K)
  • Index (475-484)   (122K)