A Study of the Movement of Spiritual Awareness

Religious Innovation and Cultural Change
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-349-47687-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 231 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3503 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lewis, J.

Tumminia, D.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Differentielle Psychologie, Persönlichkeitspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Religionspsychologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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