Yoga is so prevalent in the modern world--practiced by pop stars, taught in schools, and
offered in yoga centers, health clubs, and even shopping malls--that we take its presence …

The resolution of magnetic resonance images reconstructed using the discrete Fourier
transform (DFT) algorithm is limited by the effective window generated by the finite data …

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 present article examines spirituality as an emergent new cultural category that
challenges the binary opposition of the religious and secular realms of life. The article …

T he writing of this volume took me by surprise. I never envisaged it as part of my “research
program” until it began to form a life of its own. Eventually, it grew from childhood to …

Peter B. Clarke's in-depth account explores the innovative character of new religious
movements and new forms of spirituality from a global vantage point. Ranging from North …

The New Age Movement can be seen as one response to the decline of traditional religion
in the West. It conforms to the spiritual pluralism that Bryan Wilson understands as a …

Few expressions of New Age spirituality evoke greater skepticism and derision than does
channeling, the practice of serving as a vessel for the voices of ancient or otherworldly …

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 …

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 …