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Possession, Power and the New Age - Ambiguities of Authority in Neoliberal Societies (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,212
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Possession, Power and the New Age - Ambiguities of Authority in Neoliberal Societies (Paperback): Matthew Wood

Possession, Power and the New Age - Ambiguities of Authority in Neoliberal Societies (Paperback)

Matthew Wood

Series: Theology and Religion in Interdisciplinary Perspective Series

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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.

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Imprint: Taylor & Francis
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Theology and Religion in Interdisciplinary Perspective Series
Release date: December 2021
First published: 2007
Authors: Matthew Wood
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 214
ISBN-13: 978-1-03-224350-4
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General
Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Syncretist & eclectic religions & belief systems > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Contemporary non-Christian & para-Christian cults & sects > Spiritualism
Books > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Contemporary non-Christian & para-Christian cults & sects > Spiritualism
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Syncretist & eclectic religions & belief systems > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General
LSN: 1-03-224350-3
Barcode: 9781032243504

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