| Description |
185 p. |
| Series |
Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies |
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Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-177) and index. |
| Contents |
Mapping the religious landscape. Colonial beginnings ; Emerging pluralization ; Further pluralization ; Established diversity -- Neo-esoteric religiosity. Contemporary neo-esotericism ; Temple of Good Will ; Valley of the Dawn ; Gnostic Church of Brazil -- Ayahuasca religions of Brazil. Indigenous and Mestico origins ; Ayahuasca religion in Brazil ; Expansion and diversification ; Conclusion -- New era discourse. Course in new Gnosis ; Architectonic motifs of new era discourse ; The diffusion of new era discourse -- New era religiosity in late-modern perspective. A broadened religious spectrum ; An enhanced capacity to choose ; Social transformation ; The meeting of the What and the How. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Religion -- History -- 21st century.
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Brazil -- Religion.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780754654339 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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0754654338 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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