G. I. Gurdjieff and the Study of Religion/s

This is an introduction by the guest editors to a special issue on the study of Gurdjieff approached within the comparative study of religion/s. We position this special issue within a new wave in the study of Gurdjieff that aims to eschew emic biases as well as a narrow ‘new religion’ typology in o...

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Auteurs: Sutcliffe, Steven 1961- (Auteur) ; Cusack, Carole M. 1962- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: equinox 2015
Dans: International journal for the study of new religions
Année: 2015, Volume: 6, Numéro: 2, Pages: 109-114
Sujets non-standardisés:B Gurdjieff
B The Work
B New Religious Movements
B Fourth Way
B study of religions
B s / study of religion
B western guru
B G. I. Gurdjieff
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Résumé:This is an introduction by the guest editors to a special issue on the study of Gurdjieff approached within the comparative study of religion/s. We position this special issue within a new wave in the study of Gurdjieff that aims to eschew emic biases as well as a narrow ‘new religion’ typology in order better to engage the social, cultural and textual histories common to the general study of religion/s. We briefly indicate the existing scholarship on Gurdjieff in this light before introducing the contents of the five original articles in this special issue, with particular reference to the pioneering work of Andrew Rawlinson on Gurdjieff as a ‘western guru’.
ISSN:2041-952X
Contient:Enthalten in: International journal for the study of new religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/ijsnr.v6i2.29039