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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Sarah M Pike |
ISBN: | 0231124023 9780231124027 9780231124034 0231124031 |
OCLC Number: | 52929046 |
Awards: | Winner of Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2017 |
Description: | xiv, 220 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Ancient mysteries in contemporary America -- Introduction to the religious worlds of neopagans and new agers -- Early varieties of alternative spirituality in American religious history -- The 1960s watershed years -- Healing and techniques of the self -- "All acts of love and pleasure are my rituals" : sex, gender, and the sacred -- The age of Aquarius. |
Series Title: | Columbia contemporary American religion series. |
Responsibility: | Sarah M. Pike. |
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This work offers general readers a scholarly assessment of Neopaganism and the New Age movement... Pike provides an overview of key themes of these movements and traces their beliefs back to 19th-century traditions of mesmerism, seances, Swedenborgianism, and Theosophy... her book provides a necessary complement to Margot Adler'sDrawing Down the Moon and Paul Heelas'sThe New Age Movement. Library Journal A view from the mountain...an admirable job of weaving together multiple strands of New Age practice into a single pattern. -- Michael F. Brown Natural History Pike's study is fascinating in all its detail. -- Dan Barnett Enterprise Record A superb introduction to the visions and practices of both neopagan and New Age movements... Highly recommended. -- W. L. Pitts Jr. Choice [A] lucid and interesting survey of esoteric and New-Age religions. -- Philip Jenkins Journal of American History Pike makes a substantial contribution to our understanding of New Age and Neopagan religions in America... -- David H. Vila, John Brown University Religious Studies Review [Pike] offers a succinct, thorough introduction to the wolrds of Neo-Pagan and New Age practices. -- Ed Cook Journal of Church and State This book works wonderfully to introduce readers to the fascinating and still developing religions... An excellent text for courses. -- Cynthia Eller Journal of Religion A clear and well-written primer for what is a bedazzling array of religious worldviews and practices. -- Guy Lancaster Mission Studies Read more...
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