New era, new religions [[electronic resource] ] : religious transformation in contemporary Brazil / / Andrew Dawson

• Autore: Dawson Andrew <1966->
• Pubblicazione: Aldershot, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (196 p.)
• Disciplina: 200.981/090511
• Soggetto topico: Religion - History - 21st century
• Soggetto geografico: Brazil Religion
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-177) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Mestiço 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: New era, new religions
• ISBN: 1-317-08848-4; 1-317-08847-6; 1-281-09922-8; 9786611099220; 0-7546-8655-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451388803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies.