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The Indigo Child concept is a contemporary New Age redefinition of
self. Indigo Children are described in their primary literature as
a spiritually, psychically, and genetically advanced generation.
Born from the early 1980s, the Indigo Children are thought to be
here to usher in a new golden age by changing the world's current
social paradigm. However, as they are "paradigm busters", they also
claim to find it difficult to fit into contemporary society. Indigo
Children recount difficult childhoods and school years, and the
concept has also been used by members of the community to
reinterpret conditions such as Attention Deficit Hyperactive
Disorder (ADHD) and autism. Cynics, however, can claim that the
Indigo Child concept is an example of "special snowflake" syndrome,
and parodies abound. This book is the fullest introduction to the
Indigo Child concept to date. Employing both on- and offline
ethnographic methods, Beth Singler objectively considers the place
of the Indigo Children in contemporary debates around religious
identity, self-creation, online participation, conspiracy theories,
race and culture, and definitions of the New Age movement.
All religions undergo continuous change, but minority religions
tend to be less anchored in their ways than mainstream, traditional
religions. This volume examines radical transformations undergone
by a variety of minority religions, including the Children of God/
Family International; Gnosticism; Jediism; various manifestations
of Paganism; LGBT Muslim groups; the Plymouth Brethren; Santa
Muerte; and Satanism. As with other books in the Routledge/Inform
series, the contributors approach the subject from a wide range of
perspectives: professional scholars include legal experts and
sociologists specialising in new religious movements, but there are
also chapters from those who have experienced a personal
involvement. The volume is divided into four thematic parts that
focus on different impetuses for radical change: interactions with
society, technology and institutions, efforts at legitimation, and
new revelations. This book will be a useful source of information
for social scientists, historians, theologians and other scholars
with an interest in social change, minority religions and
‘cults’. It will also be of interest to a wider readership
including lawyers, journalists, theologians and members of the
general public.
All religions undergo continuous change, but minority religions
tend to be less anchored in their ways than mainstream, traditional
religions. This volume examines radical transformations undergone
by a variety of minority religions, including the Children of God/
Family International; Gnosticism; Jediism; various manifestations
of Paganism; LGBT Muslim groups; the Plymouth Brethren; Santa
Muerte; and Satanism. As with other books in the Routledge/Inform
series, the contributors approach the subject from a wide range of
perspectives: professional scholars include legal experts and
sociologists specialising in new religious movements, but there are
also chapters from those who have experienced a personal
involvement. The volume is divided into four thematic parts that
focus on different impetuses for radical change: interactions with
society, technology and institutions, efforts at legitimation, and
new revelations. This book will be a useful source of information
for social scientists, historians, theologians and other scholars
with an interest in social change, minority religions and 'cults'.
It will also be of interest to a wider readership including
lawyers, journalists, theologians and members of the general
public.
The Indigo Child concept is a contemporary New Age redefinition of
self. Indigo Children are described in their primary literature as
a spiritually, psychically, and genetically advanced generation.
Born from the early 1980s, the Indigo Children are thought to be
here to usher in a new golden age by changing the world's current
social paradigm. However, as they are "paradigm busters", they also
claim to find it difficult to fit into contemporary society. Indigo
Children recount difficult childhoods and school years, and the
concept has also been used by members of the community to
reinterpret conditions such as Attention Deficit Hyperactive
Disorder (ADHD) and autism. Cynics, however, can claim that the
Indigo Child concept is an example of "special snowflake" syndrome,
and parodies abound. This book is the fullest introduction to the
Indigo Child concept to date. Employing both on- and offline
ethnographic methods, Beth Singler objectively considers the place
of the Indigo Children in contemporary debates around religious
identity, self-creation, online participation, conspiracy theories,
race and culture, and definitions of the New Age movement.
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