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Spiritualities of life : new age Romanticism and consumptive capitalism / Paul Heelas.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Heelas, Paul.
- Series:
- Religion and spirituality in the modern world.
- Religion and spirituality in the modern world
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spirituality--Western countries--History.
- Spirituality.
- Western countries--Religious life and customs.
- Western countries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (296 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2008.
- Summary:
- This insightful and provocative journey through spiritual landscapes explores the ways in which spiritualities of life have been experienced and understood in Western society, and argues that today's myriad forms of holistic spirituality are helping us to find balance in face of the stifling demands of twenty-first century living.An enlightening book which explores the ways in which spirituality has been experienced and valued in Western society Traces the development of modern spirituality, from the origins of Romanticism in the eighteenth century, through to the count
- Contents:
- Spiritualities of Life; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part I Portraying Spiritualities of Life; 1 From the Romantics: The Repertoire; 2 Wellbeing Spirituality Today; Part II The 'Consuming Growth' Debate; 3 The Debate; 4 The Language of Consumption and Consumeristic Aspects of Mind-Body-Spiritualities of Life; 5 The Sacred and the Profane: Spiritual Direction or Consumer Preference?; 6 The Matter of Personal Significance: Profaned Superficiality?; 7 Work: Consumptive or Productive?; Part III To Work Beyond the Consuming Self; 8 A 'Fag Ending' of the Sacred or Fit for the Future?
- 9 Inside OutEpilogue: Birthright Spirituality Beyond the West; Appendix: Evidence Indicative of Inner Life 'Beliefs'; Notes; References; Name Index; Subject Index: Some Main Themes and Arguments
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-275) and indexes.
- OCLC:
- 437097959
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