Claiming Knowledge: Strategies of Epistemology from Theosophy to the New AgeBRILL, 2003 M09 1 - 550 páginas This volume deals with the transformation of religious creativity in the late modern West. Its point of departure is a set of esoteric beliefs, from Theosophy to the New Age. It shows how these traditions have adapted to the cultural givens of each successive epoch. The claims of each movement have been buttressed by drawing on various structural characteristics of late modernity. The advance of science has resulted in attempts to claim scientific status for religious beliefs. Globalization has given rise to massive loans from other cultures, but also to various strategies to radically reinterpret foreign elements. Individualism has led to an increasing reliance on experience as a source of legitimacy. The analytical tools applied to understanding religious modernization shed light on changes that are fundamentally reshaping many religious traditions. This publication has also been published in hardback, please click here for details. |
Contenido
Further Delimitations | 14 |
SOME THEORETICAL PRELIMINARIES | 27 |
Tradition Continuity and Innovation | 34 |
Timelines | 41 |
47 | 75 |
THE APPEAL TO TRADITION | 85 |
Tibet | 130 |
The New Age Blend of Traditions | 139 |
The Source of Wisdom | 379 |
The Nature of the Channeled Messages | 393 |
The Recipient of Wisdom | 401 |
Handling Contradiction | 412 |
The Explicit Epistemology of Rudolf Steiner | 419 |
Doityourself Channeling | 427 |
Experiencing What We Already Know | 434 |
Elements of the Self as Experience Cues | 440 |
Christianity as a Significant Other | 154 |
Structurally Radical | 198 |
An Outline | 208 |
Modes of Scientism | 236 |
Scientism and Esoteric Evolutionism | 253 |
Scientism and Esoteric Cosmology | 260 |
Scientific Miracles and the Creolization | 303 |
Reenchanting Science | 321 |
NARRATIVES OF EXPERIENCE | 331 |
REINCARNATION | 455 |
Reincarnation as a Modern Doctrine | 492 |
CODA | 495 |
List of Sources | 509 |
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Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Claiming Knowledge: Strategies of Epistemology from Thoeosophy to the New Age Olav Hammer Vista previa limitada - 2001 |
Claiming Knowledge: Strategies of Epistemology from Theosophy to the New Age Olav Hammer Vista previa limitada - 2003 |
Claiming Knowledge: Strategies of Epistemology from Theosophy to the New Age Olav Hammer Vista previa limitada - 2021 |
Términos y frases comunes
Alice Bailey ancient anthroposophy astrology Atlantis attempt Aura-Soma basic belief Blavatsky Blavatsky's Buddhism Capra Cayce's century chakra system channeled chapter Christian claims concept constructed context cultic milieu culture discourse discursive strategy discussion divine Edgar Cayce Egypt Egyptian elements Enlightenment Esoteric positions Esoteric spokespersons esotericism etic existence experience healing Helena Blavatsky human Indian individual interpretation ISBN 90 Jesus Jung Jungian karma Leadbeater Leadbeater's legend literature Mahatma Letters Masters mesmerism messages Modern Esoteric Tradition movement texts Myss mysticism myth mythic narratives Neoshamanisms occult one's perennial philosophy philosophy post-Enlightenment post-theosophical present study prophetic psychology published purported quantum quantum metaphysics readers references Reiki reincarnation religion religious traditions revealed rhetorical ritual role Rudolf Steiner scientific scientism scientistic scriptural Secret Doctrine sense specific spiritual Steiner Tao of Physics tarot teachings theory theosophical Theosophical Society Tibet Tibetan tion Western wisdom worldview writers
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