New Age in Norway /

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Imprint:Sheffield, UK ; Bristol, CT : Equinox, 2017.
Description:xiv, 290 pages ; 25 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11309388
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Other authors / contributors:Gilhus, Ingvild Sælid, editor.
ISBN:9781781794166 (hb)
1781794162 (hb)
9781781794173 (pb)
1781794170 (pb)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Contributors
  • Introduction
  • New Age in Norway
  • Chapter 1. Church Religion and New Age: An Encounter between Rivals?
  • Chapter 2. From "Network" to "Visions": The Role of the Umbrella Organization VisionWorks in the Norwegian Alternative Movement
  • Chapter 3. Bad, Banal and Basic: New Age in the Norwegian News Press and Entertainment Media
  • Chapter 4. Spiritual Tourism
  • Chapter 5. New Age in Norwegian Religion Education: An Analysis of Development in Curricula and Textbooks for RE in Secondary and Upper-secondary Education 1996-2008.
  • Chapter 6. Alternative Medicine: Health-oriented Spiritual Practices in Norway
  • Chapter 7. Angels: Between Secularization and Re-enchantment
  • Chapter 8. New Age and Norwegian "Conspirituality"
  • Chapter 9. Contemporary Spiritualism in Norway: Faith Assemblies and Market Products
  • Chapter 10. Sami-shamanism in Norway: A Patchwork of Traditions and Organizations
  • Chapter 11. Hindu-inspired Meditation Movements in Norway: TM, Acem and the Art of Living Foundation
  • Chapter 12. "Bumper Car Ride Through a Maze of Spiritual Trips": Multiple Involvements, Changes across Time, and Deep Structure in the Alternative Spiritual Milieu
  • Afterwords
  • New Age in Sweden: A Comparison with Norway
  • New Religions and "New Religiosity" in Denmark: A Very Brief Subjective Note
  • Index