The Yugas: Their Importance in India and their Use by Western Intellectuals and Esoteric and New Age Writers
The first part of this article addresses the origin and importance of the yuga theory in India. The second part deals with the discovery of the yuga system by the West, its use by modern Western esoteric writers, and its relevance to New Age ideas, including attempts to determine the date of the beg...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2014
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Religion compass
Year: 2014, Volume: 8, Issue: 12, Pages: 357-370 |
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| Summary: | The first part of this article addresses the origin and importance of the yuga theory in India. The second part deals with the discovery of the yuga system by the West, its use by modern Western esoteric writers, and its relevance to New Age ideas, including attempts to determine the date of the beginning of a new cosmic age. The second part will take up more space because it has been less explored. |
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| ISSN: | 1749-8171 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religion compass
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/rec3.12139 |