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BELIEF TRANSFORMATIONS
SOME ASPECTS OF THE RELATION BETWEEN SCIENCE AND RELIGION IN TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION AND THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS |
| By: |
Mikael Rothstein |
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Paperback |
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£14.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
8772884215 |
| ISBN 13: |
9788772884219 |
| Publisher: |
AARHUS UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
19 March, 1996 |
| Series: |
Renner Studies on New Religions S. |
| Pages: |
227 |
| Description: |
No contemporary religion has managed to ignore the challenge of modern science. This book presents a case study of two different religions in the West, both derived from Hinduism. Transcendental Meditation attempts to demonstrate the benefits of meditation on "scientific" grounds. ISKCON rejects the scientific worldview altogether. |
| Synopsis: |
No contemporary religion has managed to ignore the challenge of modern science. This book presents a case study of two different new religions in the West, both derived from Hinduism. Transcendental Meditation attempts to demonstrate the benefits of meditation on "scientific" grounds. ISKCON has gone the other way, rejecting the scientific worldview altogether. |
| Illustrations: |
5 figures |
| Publication: |
Denmark |
| Imprint: |
Aarhus University Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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