The first true social history of the phenomenon known as New Age culture, Children of the
New Age presents an overview of the diverse varieties of New Age belief and practice from …

The emergence of spirituality in contemporary culture in holistic forms suggests that
organised religions have failed. This thesis is explored and disputed in this book in ways …

In Pagan Theology, Michael York situates Paganism—one of the fastest-growing spiritual
orientations in the West—as a world religion. He provides an introduction to, and expansion …

This paper presents, for the first time, a comprehensive scholarly examination of the history
and principles of major traditions of esoteric healing. After a brief conceptual overview of …

Given the popularity of television shows such as Finding Bigfoot, Ghost Hunters,
Supernatural, and American Horror Story, there seems to be an insatiable public hunger for …

Way to Spirituality (2005), Paul Heelas and Linda Woodhead (with Benjamin Seel,
Bronislaw Szersynski and Karin Tusting) attempt to keep a foot in both camps. True, they …

When you think of astrology, you may think of the horoscope section in your local paper, or
of Nancy Reagan's consultations with an astrologer in the White House in the 1980s. Yet …

Modern yoga has emerged as a transnational global phenomenon during the course of the
twentieth century and from about 1975 onwards it has progressively become acculturated in …

In this book, the first long-term follow-up study of alcohol use among Native Americans, a
physician and sociologist and an anthropologist examine the data on three groups of …

The New Age movement is a twentieth-century socio-cultural phenomenon in the Western
world with Glastonbury as one of its major centers. Through experimenting with a number of …