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The New Age : searching for the spiritual self / Nevill Drury.
- Title
- The New Age : searching for the spiritual self / Nevill Drury.
- Author
- Drury, Nevill, 1947-
- Publication
- London : Thames & Hudson, 2004.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | BP605.N48 D785 2004 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 223 p. : ill. (some col.); 26 cm.
- Summary
- Draws on an eclectic mix of eastern and western spiritual philosophies to document the New Age movement's key themes, citing such influences as Hinduism and the Tibetan Book of the Dead, outlining the major "higher consciousness" models that emerged from the Transpersonal movement, and describing top contributors and periods.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-219) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Wisdom from the East, Wisdom from the West -- Pioneers of the psyche -- Towards the transpersonal -- Esalen, Gestalt and encounter -- The psychedelic years -- Maps for inner space -- The holistic perspective -- Mystics and metaphysicians -- Spirit, myth and cosmos -- Science and spirituality -- The challenge of death -- The future of the new age.
- ISBN
- 0500285160 (pbk.)
- 9780500285169 (pbk.)
- OCLC
- 59187149
- SCSB-11121321
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library