A Study of the Movement of Spiritual Awareness

Religious Innovation and Cultural Change

D. Tumminia, J. Lewis (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

231 Seiten

2015 | 1st ed. 2013
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-349-47687-9 (ISBN)

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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.

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

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

Erscheinungsdatum	16.06.2016
Reihe/Serie	Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities
Zusatzinfo	XLII, 231 p.
Verlagsort	Basingstoke
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Psychoanalyse / Tiefenpsychologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
Schlagworte	conflict • Demography • Stereotyp
ISBN-10	1-349-47687-0 / 1349476870
ISBN-13	978-1-349-47687-9 / 9781349476879
Zustand	Neuware