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Routledge - Possession, Power and the New Age Book

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Explore a fresh sociological look at modern religious phenomena with Possession, Power and the New Age. This academic work by Matthew Wood examines practices like channeling, holistic healing, meditation, and divination. While these are often categorized under the New Age Movement, this book challenges the idea that they are driven solely by individual self-authority. Through extensive ethnography conducted in the UK and comparative studies across America and Europe, the text examines how social authority and spirit possession function in contemporary settings. It connects these spiritual experiences to the class positions and experiences of participants within neoliberal societies. This book is part of the Theology and Religion in Interdisciplinary Perspective Series, making it a valuable resource for students and researchers in anthropology, sociology, and religious studies.

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Provides a new sociological account of contemporary religious phenomena including channeling and holistic healing.

Includes extensive ethnographic research conducted in the UK for authentic field insights.

Offers comparative studies across America and Europe to provide a broad international perspective.

Challenges common views on spirituality by examining the role of social authority versus self-authority.

Links spiritual practices like meditation and divination to participants' class positions and social experiences.

Part of the Theology and Religion in Interdisciplinary Perspective Series for academic depth.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: Hardcover
ASIN: 075463339X
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Medical, Legal & Social Sciences > Anthropology & Sociology
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 28 June 2007
Listed Since: 19 February 2007

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