New era, new religions : religious transformation in contemporary Brazil / Andrew Dawson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dawson, Andrew, 1966-

Series:

Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies.

Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion--History--21st century.

Religion.

Brazil--Religion.

Brazil.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (196 p.)

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

New Era - New Religions examines new forms of religion in Brazil. To better understand the changing face of 21st Century religion, New Era - New Religions situates the rise of new era religiosity within the broader context of late-modern society and its ongoing transformation.

Contents:

Mapping the religious landscape. Colonial beginnings ; Emerging pluralization ; Further pluralization ; Established diversity

Neo-esoteric religiosity. Contemporary neo-esotericism ; Temple of Good Will ; Valley of the Dawn ; Gnostic Church of Brazil

Ayahuasca religions of Brazil. Indigenous and Mestico origins ; Ayahuasca religion in Brazil ; Expansion and diversification ; Conclusion

New era discourse. Course in new Gnosis ; Architectonic motifs of new era discourse ; The diffusion of new era discourse

New era religiosity in late-modern perspective. A broadened religious spectrum ; An enhanced capacity to choose ; Social transformation ; The meeting of the What and the How.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-177) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-59795-0

1-317-08848-4

1-317-08847-6

1-281-09922-8

9786611099220

0-7546-8655-8

9781315597959

OCLC:

320844550