Religious or Non-Religious: TM in American Courts

The Transcendental Meditation movement is one among numerous movements in the U. S. today that is firmly rooted in Indian religio- philosophical traditions. However, TM consistently seeks to be understood simply as a technique and its spokesmen strongly deny that it is a religion. It is the credibil...

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1. VerfasserIn: Baird, Robert D. (VerfasserIn)
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Veröffentlicht: Dharmaram College 1982
In: Journal of Dharma
Jahr: 1982, Band: 7, Heft: 4, Seiten: 391-408
weitere Schlagwörter:B The Text Book
B SCI/TM in District Court
B Understanding TM : Necessity of a Theoretical Explanation
B The Puja
B The Appeal Decision
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Zusammenfassung:The Transcendental Meditation movement is one among numerous movements in the U. S. today that is firmly rooted in Indian religio- philosophical traditions. However, TM consistently seeks to be understood simply as a technique and its spokesmen strongly deny that it is a religion. It is the credibility of this disavowal that has enabled TM to get support for its programmes from correctional institutions run by the state, state legislatures, departments of the federal government and local school officials.
ISSN:0253-7222
Enthält:Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma