Yearning to Belong : Discovering a New Religious Movement
John Paul. Healy
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Farnham : : Ashgate Publishing Ltd, , 2010.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (216 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; 9 Movement away from Siddha Yoga; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Guru-disciple Yoga Practice; 3 The Study of Religious Activity; 4 Brainwashing and the Helping Professions; 5 The Study; 6 Discovering a Guru-disciple Yoga Practice; 7 Experiencing Siddha Yoga Life; 8 Spiritual Life: 'Sadhana'; 10 Life After Siddha Yoga; 11 The Varieties of Religious Experience; 12 Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Index. - Cutting across three areas of interest within New Religious Movements - insider perspectives, sociology of religion and the helping professions - Yearning to Belong explores insiders' experience of the Indian Guru-disciple Yogic tradition. Authored by a former member of that tradition and highlighting the rich spiritual experience of devotees, this book also adds considerably to knowledge of conversion to New Religious Movements and to issues of affiliation and disengagement. Exploring participants' experience of attraction, affiliation and disengagement, these themes highlight individuals' pe
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| ISBN | 9781409419419
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