New era, new religions : religious transformation in contemporary Brazil /
Dawson, Andrew, 1966-
New era, new religions : religious transformation in contemporary Brazil / Andrew Dawson. - Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2007. - 1 online resource (185 pages) - Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies . - Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-177) and index.
Mapping the religious landscape. Colonial beginnings ; Emerging pluralization ; Further pluralization ; Established diversity -- Neo-esoteric religiosity. Contemporary neo-esotericism ; Temple of Good Will ; Valley of the Dawn ; Gnostic Church of Brazil -- Ayahuasca religions of Brazil. Indigenous and Mestiço origins ; Ayahuasca religion in Brazil ; Expansion and diversification ; Conclusion -- New era discourse. Course in new Gnosis ; Architectonic motifs of new era discourse ; The diffusion of new era discourse -- New era religiosity in late-modern perspective. A broadened religious spectrum ; An enhanced capacity to choose ; Social transformation ; The meeting of the What and the How.
New Era - New Religions examines new forms of religion in Brazil. To better understand the changing face of 21st Century religion, New Era - New Religions situates the rise of new era religiosity within the broader context of late-modern society and its ongoing transformation.
English.
9780754686552 0754686558 1317088484 9781317088486 1317088476 9781317088479 1281099228 9781281099228 9786611099220 6611099220
GBA724387 bnb
Uk
2000-2099
Religion--History--21st century.
Religion--Histoire--21e siècle.
RELIGION--History.
TRAVEL--Special Interest--Religious.
RELIGION--Ethnic & Tribal.
Religion
Brazil--Religion.
Brazil
Electronic books.
History
BL2590.B7 / D39 2007eb
200.981/090511 299.891
New era, new religions : religious transformation in contemporary Brazil / Andrew Dawson. - Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2007. - 1 online resource (185 pages) - Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies . - Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-177) and index.
Mapping the religious landscape. Colonial beginnings ; Emerging pluralization ; Further pluralization ; Established diversity -- Neo-esoteric religiosity. Contemporary neo-esotericism ; Temple of Good Will ; Valley of the Dawn ; Gnostic Church of Brazil -- Ayahuasca religions of Brazil. Indigenous and Mestiço origins ; Ayahuasca religion in Brazil ; Expansion and diversification ; Conclusion -- New era discourse. Course in new Gnosis ; Architectonic motifs of new era discourse ; The diffusion of new era discourse -- New era religiosity in late-modern perspective. A broadened religious spectrum ; An enhanced capacity to choose ; Social transformation ; The meeting of the What and the How.
New Era - New Religions examines new forms of religion in Brazil. To better understand the changing face of 21st Century religion, New Era - New Religions situates the rise of new era religiosity within the broader context of late-modern society and its ongoing transformation.
English.
9780754686552 0754686558 1317088484 9781317088486 1317088476 9781317088479 1281099228 9781281099228 9786611099220 6611099220
GBA724387 bnb
Uk
2000-2099
Religion--History--21st century.
Religion--Histoire--21e siècle.
RELIGION--History.
TRAVEL--Special Interest--Religious.
RELIGION--Ethnic & Tribal.
Religion
Brazil--Religion.
Brazil
Electronic books.
History
BL2590.B7 / D39 2007eb
200.981/090511 299.891