Ripples of the Universe : Spirituality in Sedona, Arizona.

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Crockford, Susannah.
Imprint:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2021.
Description:	1 online resource (260 p.).
Language:	English
Series:	Class 200: New Studies in Religion Class 200, new studies in religion.
Subject:	Spirituality -- Social aspects -- Arizona -- Sedona. Occultism -- Arizona -- Sedona. Religion and culture -- Arizona -- Sedona. Sedona (Ariz.) -- Religious life and customs.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12574391

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ISBN:	022677810X 9780226778105
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record.
Summary:	"Ask an American what they know about Sedona, Arizona, and they will mention New Age spirituality. Nestled among stunning sandstone formations, Sedona's identity is completely intertwined with that of the permanent residents and throngs of visitors who insist it is home to powerful vortexes--sites of spiraling energy where meditation, clairvoyance, and channeling are enhanced. It is here that Susannah Crockford took up residence for two years to make sense of spirituality, religion, race, and class in this uniquely American town. People move to Sedona because they say they are called there by its special energy. They are also often escaping job loss, family breakdown, or foreclosure. Spirituality offers a way to critique and distance themselves from the current political and economic norms in America, yet they still find themselves monetizing their spiritual practice as a way to both "raise their vibration" and meet their basic needs. Through an analysis of spirituality as it plays out in Sedona, Crockford gives shape to the failures and frustrations of middle- and working-class people living in neoliberal America, describing how spirituality infuses their everyday lives. Exploring millenarianism, conversion, nature, food, and conspiracy theories, Ripples of the Universe combines captivating vignettes with astute analysis to produce a unique take on the myriad ways in which class and spirituality are intertwined in contemporary America"--
Other form:	Print version: Crockford, Susannah Ripples of the Universe Chicago : University of Chicago Press,c2021 9780226777917

Table of Contents:

Intro
Contents
Introduction: Everything Is Energy
1. The Rocks Were Screaming at Me: Agency, Nature, and Space
2. 21st December 2012: "This Is My Story, Not Yours"
3. Awakened Aliens: Crafting the Self on the Spiritual Path
4. To Your Highest Vibration: Hierarchies of Food, Boundaries of the Self
5. What Is Wrong with America? Conspiracy Theories as Counter-Narrative
Conclusion: All Energy Vibrates at a Certain Frequency
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Ripples of the Universe : Spirituality in Sedona, Arizona.

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