The Re-Enchantment of the West, Vol 2 - Alternative Spiritualities, Sacralization, Popular Culture and Occulture (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)

The Re-Enchantment of the West challenges those theories that predict widespread secularization beyond traditional institutional religiosity. Spiritualities are emerging that are not only quite different from the those forms of religion that are in decline, but are often defined over against them and articulated and passed on in ways quite different from those of traditional religion. In particular, it is argued that such contemporary Western spirituality is fed by a constantly replenished reservoir of ideas, practices, and methodologies, which is here termed 'occulture'. Moreover, such occultural ideas both feed into and are resourced by popular culture. Indeed, popular occulture is a key feature of the re-enchantment of the West. Demonstrating the significance and ubiquity of these ideas, this book examines, for example, healthcare and nursing, contemporary environmentalism, psychedelia and drug use, the Internet and cyberspirituality, belief in UFOs and extraterrestrial life, demonology and the contemporary fascination with the figure of Satan, the heavy metal subculture, popular apocalypticism, and millennial violence.

General

Imprint:	T. & T. Clark
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2006
First published:	April 2006
Authors:	Christopher Partridge
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	482
Edition:	Annotated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-567-04123-4
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious experience > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious experience > General
LSN:	0-567-04123-9
Barcode:	9780567041234

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