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The Emerald Tablet of Hermes (Hardcover): Hermes Trismegistus The Emerald Tablet of Hermes (Hardcover)
Hermes Trismegistus
R394 Discovery Miles 3 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Mission of the New Spirit Revelation - The Pivotal Nature of the Christ Event in Earth Evolution (Paperback): Rudolf Steiner The Mission of the New Spirit Revelation - The Pivotal Nature of the Christ Event in Earth Evolution (Paperback)
Rudolf Steiner; Translated by Matthew Barton; Introduction by Matthew Barton
R580 R525 Discovery Miles 5 250 Save R55 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'What would we be without love? We would inevitably become isolated and gradually lose all connection with our fellow human beings and our fellow creatures in the natural world.' - Rudolf Steiner In this rich, previously-untranslated collection of lectures, Rudolf Steiner approaches and illumines the figure of Christ from manifold directions and perspectives. Christ, the being of love, is for the body of the Earth what the heart is within our individual organism. Given throughout 1911 - the year before Rudolf Steiner split from the theosophists citing fundamental disagreements over the true nature of Christianity - the lectures reflect Steiner's intensifying emphasis on the central deed of the Christ being in Earth evolution, whilst in tandem demonstrating the truths of reincarnation and karma. He reveals profound vistas of human development and paths of advancement over many lifetimes, in which Christ is to be our steadfast companion and exemplar. Lectures include: 'Faith, Love, Hope'; 'Original Sin and Grace'; 'The Effect of Moral Qualities on Karma'; 'The Importance of Spiritual Enquiry for Moral Action'; 'Wisdom, Prayerfulness and Certainty in Life'; 'The Birth of the Sun Spirit as Earth Spirit'; 'The Threefold Call from the World of Spirit'; 'Christmas - A Festival of Inspiration'; 'The I at Work Upon the Child and How this Relates to the Christ Being'; 'Ossian and Fingal's Cave', and many more. Translated by Matthew Barton, this volume features an introduction, notes and index.

Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition - Frances (Hardcover, 2nd edition): J.B. Trapp Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition - Frances (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
J.B. Trapp; Frances Yates
R3,083 Discovery Miles 30 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Giordano Bruno is known as the Prophet of the New Age, and his vision of an infinite universe grounded in science is increasingly celebrated. One of the principal forces behind his rediscovery was the great British historian Frances Yates. In calling attention to Giordono Bruno, she paved the way for a revaluation of the esoteric influences at play during the onset of the modern era. Today, when traditional answers about the universe and our place within it are under increasing scrutiny, Giordono Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition proves itself a true classic for our time.

Religions in the Modern World - Traditions and Transformations (Hardcover, 3rd edition): Linda Woodhead, Christopher Partridge,... Religions in the Modern World - Traditions and Transformations (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
Linda Woodhead, Christopher Partridge, Hiroko Kawanami
R4,559 Discovery Miles 45 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Religions in the Modern World: Traditions and Transformations, Third Edition is the ideal textbook for those coming to the study of religion for the first time, as well as for those who wish to keep up-to-date with the latest perspectives in the field. This third edition contains new and upgraded pedagogic features, including chapter summaries, key terms and definitions, and questions for reflection and discussion. The first part of the book considers the history and modern practices of the main religious traditions of the world, while the second analyzes trends from secularization to the rise of new spiritualities. Comprehensive and fully international in coverage, it is accessibly written by practicing and specialist teachers.

Witchcraft: The Basics (Paperback): Marion Gibson Witchcraft: The Basics (Paperback)
Marion Gibson
R612 Discovery Miles 6 120 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Witchcraft: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introduction to the scholarly study of witchcraft, exploring the phenomenon of witchcraft from its earliest definitions in the Middle Ages through to its resonances in the modern world. Through the use of two case studies, this book delves into the emergence of the witch as a harmful figure within western thought and traces the representation of witchcraft throughout history, analysing the roles of culture, religion, politics, gender and more in the evolution and enduring role of witchcraft. Key topics discussed within the book include: The role of language in creating and shaping the concept of witchcraft The laws and treatises written against witchcraft The representation of witchcraft in early modern literature The representation of witchcraft in recent literature, TV and film Scholarly approaches to witchcraft through time The relationship between witchcraft and paganism With an extensive further reading list, summaries and questions to consider at the end of each chapter, Witchcraft: The Basics is an ideal introduction for anyone wishing to learn more about this controversial issue in human culture, which is still very much alive today.

Mrs Annie Besant - A Modern Prophet (Paperback): Theodore Besterman Mrs Annie Besant - A Modern Prophet (Paperback)
Theodore Besterman
R1,365 Discovery Miles 13 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Having already published a bibliography on Annie Besant, Theodore Besterman in this book continued with the story of her life. She was a prominent British Theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator who lived between 1847 and 1933.Originally published in 1934, this work is fascinating for anyone with an interest in Annie Besant's life specifically or in any of the areas in which she became a household name.

Theosophy in the Qabbalah (Paperback): Grace F. Knoche Theosophy in the Qabbalah (Paperback)
Grace F. Knoche
R423 R369 Discovery Miles 3 690 Save R54 (13%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What are the essential teachings of Qabbalah, the Jewish esoteric wisdom passed on for millennia from teacher to pupil? This clear presentation concentrates on principal themes: the emanation of the universe, the Sefirothal Tree of Life and its cosmic and human symbology, the Four Worlds of creation, the Four Adams or Heavenly Archetypes, and the composite structure of our being and its bearing on sleep, death, and initiation. To elucidate their meaning, the author compares Qabbalistic concepts and symbols with equivalents in modern theosophy, particularly in the works of HP Blavatsky and G de Purucker, revealing Qabbalah as one stream of the universal wisdom tradition of mankind.

Being Catholic - What Every Catholic Should Know (Paperback): Suzie Andres Being Catholic - What Every Catholic Should Know (Paperback)
Suzie Andres
R433 R356 Discovery Miles 3 560 Save R77 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ritual and Belief in Morocco: Vol. I (Routledge Revivals) (Hardcover): Edward Westermarck Ritual and Belief in Morocco: Vol. I (Routledge Revivals) (Hardcover)
Edward Westermarck
R5,438 Discovery Miles 54 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Between the years of 1898 and 1926, Edward Westermarck spent a total of seven years in Morocco, visiting towns and tribes in different parts of the country, meeting local people and learning about their language and culture; his findings are noted in this two-volume set, first published in 1926. Alongside extensive reference material, including Westermarck's system of transliteration and a comprehensive list of the tribes and districts mentioned in the text, the chapters discuss such areas as the influences on and relationship between religion and magic in Morocco, the origins of beliefs and practices, curses and witchcraft. This is the first volume of two dealing with the same subject, and will fascinate any student or researcher of anthropology with an interest in the history of ritual, culture and religion in Morocco.

The Meaning of Life and Other Lectures on Fundamental Issues (Paperback, English ed.): Rudolf Steiner The Meaning of Life and Other Lectures on Fundamental Issues (Paperback, English ed.)
Rudolf Steiner; Translated by Johanna Collis
R336 R305 Discovery Miles 3 050 Save R31 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

What is the meaning of Life? Rudolf Steiner discusses this ancient enigma with refreshing directness, offering profound and enlighten-ing answers. In this inspiring collection of talks, Steiner speaks on themes related to health, reincarnation, destiny, luck, and the trials of modern life. Most of these talks were originally published in booklet form and have been out of print for some years. The variety of topics is unified by the fact that all the lectures address practical and fundamental issues facing us in our modern lives: "Growth, Decay and Reincarnation," "Human Participation in Evolution," "Illu-sory Illness," "The Feverish Pursuit of Health," "Luck--Reality and Illusion," "Psychological Distress and the Birth Pangs of the Consciousness Soul," and "How to Listen to the Spirit."

The Ashgate Research Companion to Nineteenth-Century Spiritualism and the Occult (Hardcover, New Ed): Tatiana Kontou The Ashgate Research Companion to Nineteenth-Century Spiritualism and the Occult (Hardcover, New Ed)
Tatiana Kontou; Edited by Sarah Willburn
R3,959 Discovery Miles 39 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Critical attention to the Victorian supernatural has flourished over the last twenty-five years. Whether it is spiritualism or Theosophy, mesmerism or the occult, the dozens of book-length studies and hundreds of articles that have appeared recently reflect the avid scholarly discussion of Victorian mystical practices. Designed both for those new to the field and for experts, this volume is organized into sections covering the relationship between Victorian spiritualism and science, the occult and politics, and the culture of mystical practices. The Ashgate Research Companion to Nineteenth-Century Spiritualism and the Occult brings together some of the most prominent scholars working in the field to introduce current approaches to the study of nineteenth-century mysticism and to define new areas for research.

The Science of Demons - Early Modern Authors Facing Witchcraft and the Devil (Paperback): Jan Machielsen The Science of Demons - Early Modern Authors Facing Witchcraft and the Devil (Paperback)
Jan Machielsen
R958 Discovery Miles 9 580 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Witches, ghosts, fairies. Premodern Europe was filled with strange creatures, with the devil lurking behind them all. But were his powers real? Did his powers have limits? Or were tales of the demonic all one grand illusion? Physicians, lawyers, and theologians at different times and places answered these questions differently and disagreed bitterly. The demonic took many forms in medieval and early modern Europe. By examining individual authors from across the continent, this book reveals the many purposes to which the devil could be put, both during the late medieval fight against heresy and during the age of Reformations. It explores what it was like to live with demons, and how careers and identities were constructed out of battles against them - or against those who granted them too much power. Together, contributors chart the history of the devil from his emergence during the 1300s as a threatening figure - who made pacts with human allies and appeared bodily - through to the comprehensive but controversial demonologies of the turn of the seventeenth century, when European witch-hunting entered its deadliest phase. This book is essential reading for all students and researchers of the history of the supernatural in medieval and early modern Europe.

The World's Religions (Paperback): Peter Clarke, Friedhelm Hardy, Leslie Houlden, Stewart Sutherland The World's Religions (Paperback)
Peter Clarke, Friedhelm Hardy, Leslie Houlden, Stewart Sutherland
R1,174 Discovery Miles 11 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

* Gives an account of the history, the theological basis, the practice and the current state of the study of religion and religions throughout the world * Combines a clear and non-technical style of presentation with a structure and range of contributions which reflect the richness and complexity of religion itself, of the religions of the world and the study of religions * Comprehensive index, bibliographies and suggestions for further reading `Intriguing philosophical questions are raised about the nature of religion and the qualities needed for studying it.' - Times Higher Education Supplement `Excellent book ... remarkably successful, impressive as much for the sheer scale of the undertaking as for its consistent standard of analysis. It is a fine achievement which will serve both as a very suitable textbook for students and a reliable guide to the state of scholarship in the History and Study of Religions.' - Heythrop Journal

Living Martyrs in Late Antiquity and Beyond - Surviving Martyrdom (Hardcover): Diane Fruchtman Living Martyrs in Late Antiquity and Beyond - Surviving Martyrdom (Hardcover)
Diane Fruchtman
R4,073 Discovery Miles 40 730 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Takes a novel approach by using the presence of living martyrs in the historical record to challenge the centrality of death to martyrdom.

Invented Religions - Imagination, Fiction and Faith (Hardcover, New Ed): Carole M. Cusack Invented Religions - Imagination, Fiction and Faith (Hardcover, New Ed)
Carole M. Cusack
R4,497 Discovery Miles 44 970 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Utilizing contemporary scholarship on secularization, individualism, and consumer capitalism, this book explores religious movements founded in the West which are intentionally fictional: Discordianism, the Church of All Worlds, the Church of the SubGenius, and Jediism. Their continued appeal and success, principally in America but gaining wider audience through the 1980s and 1990s, is chiefly as a result of underground publishing and the internet. This book deals with immensely popular subject matter: Jediism developed from George Lucas' Star Wars films; the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, founded by 26-year-old student Bobby Henderson in 2005 as a protest against the teaching of Intelligent Design in schools; Discordianism and the Church of the SubGenius which retain strong followings and participation rates among college students. The Church of All Worlds' focus on Gaia theology and environmental issues makes it a popular focus of attention. The continued success of these groups of Invented Religions provide a unique opportunity to explore the nature of late/post-modern religious forms, including the use of fiction as part of a bricolage for spirituality, identity-formation, and personal orientation.

Ayahuasca, Ritual and Religion in Brazil (Paperback): Beatriz Caiuby Labate, Edward MacRae Ayahuasca, Ritual and Religion in Brazil (Paperback)
Beatriz Caiuby Labate, Edward MacRae
R1,176 Discovery Miles 11 760 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Ayahuasca, Ritual and Religion in Brazil examines the emergence of religious groups in the Brazilian Amazon who constitute their systems of ritual, myth and principles around the use of a psychoactive brew known by diverse names, one of which is the Quechua term ayahuasca. Although the study of these religious movements has seen much development in recent decades there are still few publications in English, especially in the area of anthropology. This collection, containing many articles previously published only in Portuguese, explains the research conducted in Brazil. It shows a representative sample of the main types of approaches that have been used and also offers an overview of the historical development of this field of research in Brazil, especially from the perspective of the human sciences. This volume makes explicit what the study of the ayahuasca religions can contribute to classical and contemporary issues in anthropology. It presents a varied set of ethnographic approaches employed in the initial mapping of this phenomenon, establishing its historical and cultural origins. It also provides a basis to develop future work on these religions, both in their original contexts and in their expansion throughout Brazil and the world.

Spiritual and Mental Health Crisis in Globalizing Senegal - A History of Transcultural Psychiatry (Hardcover): Alice Bullard Spiritual and Mental Health Crisis in Globalizing Senegal - A History of Transcultural Psychiatry (Hardcover)
Alice Bullard
R4,069 Discovery Miles 40 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Spiritual and Mental Health Crisis in Globalizing Senegal explores the history of mental health in Senegal, and how psychological difficulties were expressed in the terms of spiritualism, magic, witchcraft, spirit possession, and ancestor worship. Focused on the effervescent and fruitful early post-colonial years at the Fann Hospital, situated at the famed University of Dakar, Cheikh Anta Diop, this book reveals provocative treatment innovations via case studies of individuals struggling for health and healing, and thus operates as a suspension bridge between scholarship on witchcraft and magic on the one side and the history psychiatry and psychoanalysis on the other. Through these case studies, this book creates a new route of exchange for healing knowledge for a broad array of West African spiritual troubles, mental illness, magic, soul cannibalism, witchcraft, spirit possession, and psychosis.

Angels of Desire - Esoteric Bodies, Aesthetics and Ethics (Hardcover, New): Jay Johnston Angels of Desire - Esoteric Bodies, Aesthetics and Ethics (Hardcover, New)
Jay Johnston
R3,931 Discovery Miles 39 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is the first book to examine the subtle body - a model of subjectivity found in esoteric, eastern and western religious and philosophical traditions - from a transdisciplinary and cross-cultural perspective. It considers this radical form of self (and the aesthetic and ethical relations that emerge from its proposition) as enabling an innovative reconsideration of the dualisms at the heart of western discourse: mind-body, divine-human, matter-spirit, reason-emotion, I-other. Emerging from this consideration is an interrelated aesthetic-ethic that promotes an understanding of embodiment that is not exclusively tied to materiality (corporeality). This perspective posits an individual as inherently intersubjective, creative and open. It presents subjectivity as relation: a dynamic relation that does not erase individuality while being inclusive of relations with radical alterity (including the divine). The text considers subtle bodies as found in various traditions including Yoga and Tantra traditions, The Theosophical Society, Renaissance Hermeticism, Sufism and even within the work of contemporary philosopher Luce Irigaray. Conceptual interrelations are traced across the disciplines of religion, philosophy and art history/theory, with a particular focus on its relevance to contemporary feminist religious studies/philosophy, mysticism and theories of desire.

Numen, Old Men - Contemporary Masculine Spiritualities and the Problem of Patriarchy (Hardcover, New): Joseph Gelfer Numen, Old Men - Contemporary Masculine Spiritualities and the Problem of Patriarchy (Hardcover, New)
Joseph Gelfer
R4,210 Discovery Miles 42 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Since the early 1990s there have been various waves of interest in what is often described as masculine spirituality. While diverse, a commonality among these interests has been a concern that spirituality has become too feminine, and that mens experiences of the spiritual are being marginalized. Masculine spirituality is therefore about promoting what it perceives to be authentic masculine characteristics within a spiritual context. By examining the nature of these characteristics, Numen, Old Men argues that masculine spirituality is little more than a thinly veiled patriarchal spirituality. The mythopoetic, evangelical, and to a lesser extent Catholic mens movements all promote a heteropatriarchal spirituality by appealing to neo-Jungian archetypes of a combative and oppressive nature, or understanding mens role as biblically ordained leader of the family. Numen, Old Men then examines Ken Wilbers integral spirituality which aims to honour and transcend both the masculine and feminine, but which privileges the former to the extent where it becomes another masculine spirituality, with all its inherent patriarchal problems. Gay spirituality is then offered as a form of masculine spirituality which to a large degree resists patriarchal tendencies, suggesting a queering of spirituality could be useful for all men, both gay and straight.

Three Perspectives of Anthroposophy - Cultural Phenomena from the Point of View of Spiritual Science (Paperback): Rudolf Steiner Three Perspectives of Anthroposophy - Cultural Phenomena from the Point of View of Spiritual Science (Paperback)
Rudolf Steiner; Translated by E. Marshall; Introduction by E. Marshall
R517 R467 Discovery Miles 4 670 Save R50 (10%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

What is truly real? Rudolf Steiner sheds light on everyday reality through spiritual knowledge, repeatedly urging us to bring anthroposophy into daily human existence. We might consciously experience the difference between consuming a potato as compared to cereals such as rye, for example - or we could grasp ordinary phenomena, such as sleepwalking, through an understanding of the threefold human being. Likewise, we might strive to comprehend how our head is the transformed organism of our previous life. Throughout, Steiner emphasizes that we can achieve spirituality on earth if only we make anthroposophy real. The twelve lectures here were delivered during the portentous year of 1923, in the context of increasing attacks from Steiner's opponents. His architectural masterpiece, the first Goetheanum, had already been destroyed by fire, but he was yet to refound the Anthroposophical Society at the Christmas Conference. In these uncertain times, Steiner speaks of the decline of European culture and the development of materialism as a philosophy, leaving anthroposophy with no exoteric foundation on which to build. But Rudolf Steiner strikes a positive note with an exciting and constructive way forward, providing us with the tools to see the world through three key perspectives of anthroposophy: the physical, the soul and the spiritual dimensions of reality. This previously-unpublished volume is translated by Elizabeth Marshall and includes an introduction, notes and index.

Popular Religion in Russia - 'Double Belief' and the Making of an Academic Myth (Hardcover): Stella Rock Popular Religion in Russia - 'Double Belief' and the Making of an Academic Myth (Hardcover)
Stella Rock
R4,214 Discovery Miles 42 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book dispels the widely-held view that paganism survived in Russia alongside Orthodox Christianity, demonstrating that 'double belief', dvoeverie, is in fact an academic myth.

Scholars, citing the medieval origins of the term, have often portrayed Russian Christianity as uniquely muddied by paganism, with 'double-believing' Christians consciously or unconsciously preserving pagan traditions even into the twentieth century. This volume shows how the concept of dvoeverie arose with nineteenth-century scholars obsessed with the Russian 'folk' and was perpetuated as a propaganda tool in the Soviet period, colouring our perception of both popular faith in Russian and medieval Russian culture for over a century. It surveys the wide variety of uses of the term from the eleventh to the seventeenth century, and contrasts them to its use in modern historiography, concluding that our modern interpretation of dvoeverie would not have been recognized by medieval clerics, and that 'double-belief' is a modern academic construct. Furthermore, it offers a brief foray into medieval Orthodoxy via the mind of the believer, through the language and literature of the period.

Goddess as Nature - Towards a Philosophical Thealogy (Hardcover, New Ed): Paul Reid-Bowen Goddess as Nature - Towards a Philosophical Thealogy (Hardcover, New Ed)
Paul Reid-Bowen
R4,201 Discovery Miles 42 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Goddess as Nature makes a significant contribution to elucidating the meaning of a female and feminist deity at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Bridging the gap between the emergent religious discourse of thealogy - discourse about the Goddess - and a range of analytical concerns in the philosophy of religion, the author argues that thealogy is not as incoherent as many of its critics claim. By developing a close reading of the reality-claims embedded within a range of thealogical texts, one can discern an ecological and pantheistic concept of deity and reality that is metaphysically novel and in need of constructive philosophical, thealogical and scholarly engagement. Philosophical thealogy is, in an age concerned with re-conceiving nature in terms of agency, chaos, complexity, ecological networks and organicism, both an active possibility and a remarkably valuable academic, feminist and religious endeavour.

Possession, Power and the New Age - Ambiguities of Authority in Neoliberal Societies (Hardcover, New edition): Matthew Wood Possession, Power and the New Age - Ambiguities of Authority in Neoliberal Societies (Hardcover, New edition)
Matthew Wood
R4,208 Discovery Miles 42 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides a new sociological account of contemporary religious phenomena such as channelling, holistic healing, meditation and divination, which are usually classed as part of a New Age Movement. Drawing on his extensive ethnography carried out in the UK, alongside comparative studies in America and Europe, Matthew Wood criticises the view that such phenomena represent spirituality in which self-authority is paramount. Instead, he emphasises the role of social authority and the centrality of spirit possession, linking these to participants' class positions and experiences of secularisation. Informed by sociological and anthropological approaches to social power and practice, especially the work of Pierre Bourdieu and Michel Foucault, Wood's study explores what he calls the nonformative regions of the religious field, and charts similarities and differences with pagan, spiritualist and Theosophical traditions.

In Search of New Age Spiritualities (Hardcover, New Ed): Adam Possamai In Search of New Age Spiritualities (Hardcover, New Ed)
Adam Possamai
R4,496 Discovery Miles 44 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The search for an adequate understanding of the New Age phenomenon is fraught with difficulties when examined within the perspectives of sociology of religion which have shed light on religion in modernity. New Agers cannot be located easily in the secularisation narrative; they move through fluid networks rather than settled collectivities; they assemble personal syncretisms of belief, myth and practice rather than subscribe to codified doctrines and prescribed rituals. New Age is quickly found to be a label that is unacceptable to many of those designated as New Agers. This book advances our understanding of the so-called New Age phenomenon by analysing accounts of insiders' religious experience and orientations. This approach is brought to bear not only on the study of written documents relating to New Age and its putative antecedents, but on the analysis of in-depth interviews with thirty-five spiritual actors.

New Religions in Global Perspective - Religious Change in the Modern World (Paperback, New edition): Peter B. Clarke New Religions in Global Perspective - Religious Change in the Modern World (Paperback, New edition)
Peter B. Clarke
R1,205 Discovery Miles 12 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Peter B. Clarke's in-depth account explores the innovative character of new religious movements and new forms of spirituality from a global vantage point. Ranging from North America and Europe to Japan, Latin America, South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, it is the perfect introduction to NRMs such as Falun Gong, Aum Shirikyo, the Brahma Kumaris, the Ikhwan or Muslim Brotherhood, Sufism, the Engaged Buddhist and Engaged Hindi movements, Messianic Judaism and Rastafarianism. Charting the cultural significance and global impact of NRMs, he discusses the ways in which various religious traditions are shaping, rather than displacing, each other's understanding of notions such as transcendence and faith, good and evil, of the meaning, purpose and function of religion, and of religious belonging. He then examines the responses of governments, churches, the media and general public to new religious movements, as well as the reaction to older, increasingly influential religions, such as Buddhism and Islam, in new geographical and cultural contexts. Taking into account the degree of continuity between old and new religions, each chapter contains not only an account of the rise of the NRMs and new forms of spirituality in a particular region, but also an overview of change in the regions' mainstream religions.

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