The New Age paradox: spiritual consumerism and traditional authority at the Child of Nature festival in Russia
This article addresses the paradox of contemporary New Age spirituality, which combines the individualist ideology of the capitalist market with traditional truth claims. The underlying assumption of the New Agethat there is one universal Truth in many guisessupports this type of legitimation. I a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Carfax Publ.
[2017]
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Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 32, Issue: 1, Pages: 83-103 |
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Russia
/ New Age
/ Spirituality
/ Consumerism
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vernacular belief
B Vedism B Consumerism B New Age B Anastasians B ISKCON B Paganism B transcultural ethnography B Russia |
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