Diana Tumminia, James R. Lewis

A Study of the Movement of Spiritual Awareness

Religious Innovation and Cultural Change

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

MSIA, the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness, has been called the Cadillac of cults. Those interested in new religions may only know of MSIA from these kinds of labels. However, when looked at from a qualitative sociological perspective, a more complex story of religious innovation and cultural change can be told.

Produktdetails

• Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-37418-9
• 2013 edition
• Seitenzahl: 231
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 146mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 469g
• ISBN-13: 9781137374189
• ISBN-10: 1137374187
• Artikelnr.: 39606724

Autorenporträt

Author Diana Tumminia: Diana Tumminia is Professor Emeritus in Social Psychology, Theory, Collective Behavior & Social Movements, Gender, Race, and Social Class, California State University - Sacramento, USA Author James R. Lewis: James R. Lewis is a professor in the Department of History and Religious Studies at the University of Tromsø, Norway

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. What is MSIA? 2. Entrance into the Field 3. Beginnings 4. Prana 5. How They Came into the Movement 6. Being a Minister 7. Charisma: John-Roger and John Morton 8. In Your Dreams 9. Survey and Comparative Demographics 2011 10. Stereotypes and Social Conflict Conclusion

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