New Spirituality, Self, and Belonging

How New Agers and Neo-Pagans Talk about Themselves

von Jon P. Bloch

144 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Through in-depth interviews with 22 New Agers and Neo-Pagans, this study proposes a new model of religious identity from a sociological standpoint. The analysis demonstrates that in spite of their great diversity of beliefs and lack of strong organizational ties, a discernible community of alternative spiritualists does exist.This volume will appeal not only to scholars of the sociology of religion, but also to sociologists interested in community building, social movements, and self-identity.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie und Anthropologie Soziologie
• ISBN: 9780275959579
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.10.1998
• Größe: 235 x 157 mm
• Verlag: Praeger