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A STUDY OF THE MOVEMENT OF SPIRITUAL AWARENESS
RELIGIOUS INNOVATION AND CULTURAL CHANGE |
| By: |
Diana Tumminia, Professor James R. Lewis |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£60.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1137374195 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781137374196 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
19 November, 2013 |
| Series: |
Palgrave Studies in New and Alternative Religions |
| Description: |
MSIA, the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness, has been called the Cadillac of cults. Those interested in new religions may only know of MSIA from these kinds of labels. However, when looked at from a qualitative sociological perspective, a more complex story of religious innovation and cultural change can be told. |
| Synopsis: |
MSIA, the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness, has been called the Cadillac of cults and the leader was once dubbed the "Hollywood guru." Those interested in new religions only know MSIA from these kinds of labels. However, when looked at from a qualitative sociological perspective, a more complex story of religious innovation and cultural change emerges. An important study in religious syncretism, A Study of the Movement of Inner Awareness analyzes the ways MSIA exemplifies the blending of Eastern and Western religion with therapeutic self-help traditions in pop psychology and New Age thought and presents a sensitive portrayal of its leaders and members. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |