This insightful and provocative journey through spiritual landscapes explores the ways in
which spiritualities of life have been experienced and understood in Western society, and …

The problem of how the New Age may be defined is widely acknowledged among
commentators. It is hard to delineate and does not fit easily into existing analytical …

Annotation With a thorough and systematic review of investigations into the bases of belief in
paranormal phenomena, this discussion explores the four main theoretical approaches …

486 us “to recapture the sense of cooperative spirit that so many people seemed to lose
when we gained all this technology.” 2 In the disembodied precincts of cyberspace, we …

Self-help books aim to empower their readers and deliver happiness and personal fulfilment
but do they really live up to this? This book offers a fresh perspective on self-help culture and …

Some practices in Alternative Spiritualities have been criticised by social commentators for
their 'appropriation'of indigenous cultures. This article will argue that 'appropriation'is not …

Yoga gurus on lifestyle cable channels targeting time-pressured Indian urbanites; Chinese
dating shows promoting competitive individualism; Taiwanese domestic makeover formats …

Abstract The New Age is often depicted as the quintessential spiritual marketplace in which
seekers freely choose from an array of religious options. Empirically it is correct to point out …

It was a sign of the sixties. Drawn by the promise of spiritual and creative freedom,
thousands of women from white middle-class homes rejected the suburban domesticity of …

This article addresses forms of political engagement in the therapeutic field. Drawing on
ethnographic research on popular psychology self-help, alternative and complementary …