Children of the new age: A History of Spiritual Practices

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2002
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The first true social history of the phenomenon known as New Age culture, Children of the New Age presents an overview of the diverse varieties of New Age belief and practice from the 1930s to the present day. Drawing on original ethnographic research and rarely seen archival material, it calls into question the assumption that the New Age is a discrete and unified 'movement', and reveals the unities and fractures evident in contemporary New Age practice.

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The first true social history of the phenomenon known as New Age culture, Children of the New Age presents an overview of the diverse varieties of New Age belief and practice from the 1930s to the present day. Drawing on original ethnographic research and rarely seen archival material, it calls into question the assumption that the New Age is a discrete and unified 'movement', and reveals the unities and fractures evident in contemporary New Age practice.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 14 Nov 2002
ISBN 10: 0415242991
ISBN 13: 9780415242998

Media Reviews

Steven J. Sutcliffe boldly takes on the task of sorting through the murk of imprecision that plauges New Age practices and discourse and, against all odds, manages to bring clarity to the subject..
-Theology Today

Author Bio

Steven Sutcliffe is affiliated to the University of Stirling. He is the author of numerous journal articles on the New Age and is the co-editor, with Marion Bowman, of Beyond the New Age.