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1 online resource |
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Routledge revivals |
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Routledge revivals.
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| Contents |
Cover; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1. Sociological theory and NRMs; 2. Spiritual responses to normative breakdown; 3. The differentiation and plurality of faiths without membership; 4. Alternative religions and young people; 1: The new religious paradigms and European youth; Introduction; 1. Modernity as a new axial period; 2. Searching for the distinctive religious features of modernity; 3. The new religious paradigms against the background of a general model of the relationships between religion and modernity |
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4. Why have parallel beliefs and NRMs burgeoned in the past thirty years?Conclusion; 2: The new perspective of youth: religion in Europe towards the end of the millennium; Introduction; 1. The youth of Western Europe and religion; 2. The theory of materialism/postmaterialism; Conclusion; 3: New Age: re-enchantment of the world?; Introduction; 1. Enchantment and magic; 2. The goals and results of esoteric practices; 3. Intended and non-intended consequences of new esotericism; 4: The abstract image of God: the case of Dutch youth; Introduction |
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1. The diversity of the religiosity of Dutch youth2. What young people do and think: prayer and the image of God; Conclusion; 5: New religious movements and youth culture in Great Britain; 6: Ecstasy as 'this-worldly path to salvation': the techno youth scene as a proto-religious collective; Introduction; 1. Theoretical considerations: scenes as 'cool places' for young people; 1.1 Scenes: a sociological definition; 1.2 Experience of scene events; 1.2.1 Locality: time-spatio arrangements and social atmosphere of scene events |
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1.2.2 Audience: the social characteristics of persons at scene events2. The collective assignment of scene specificities and the proto-religious dimension of its validation: salvation ways of scene; 2.1 The symbolic structural differentiation of validating scene practices; 2.2 Youth scenes: local audiences of adolescents; 2.3 Social specificities of music and dance activities; 3. Interpretive analysis of symbolic practices; 3.1 Design: text analysis of described practices and their experience; 3.1.1 Methodological standpoint; 3.1.2 Implications for the research design; 3.2 Data collection |
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3.3 Data analysis4. Results; 4.1 Symbolic structuring of scene events; 4.2 The spatial arrangement; 4.3 Non-verbal rules of validating symbolized identity; 4.3.1 Non-verbal constitution of interpersonal encounter; 4.3.2 Erotic playfulness of dancing bodies; Conclusion; 7: New religious phenomena in Eastern Europe; Introduction; 1. Church religiosity; 2. Alternative religiosity; 3. Characteristics of members; 4. Reactions to NRMs; 8: Alternative creeds among Russian youth; Introduction; 1. The evolution of the young; 2. Qualitative analysis; 2.1 Family problems; 2.2 Blind alley situation |
| Summary |
Frist published in 1999, this book provides an overview of various non-conventional notions of what is sacred, currently held among European young people. It analyses the growing estrangement between traditional religious doctrines and current beliefs among young people in the following countries: France, Austria, Holland, England, Germany, Poland, Russia and Iceland. Using fist-hand statistical support and a well-established theoretical approach, the book examines new religious movements and sects, analysing and interpreting the reasons for their growth and spread among young people. The distinctive features of the book are its investigation of diverse religious phenomena and its verification of whether this spread of 'alternative 'religiosity is due to the reluctance of a growing section of the European population to accept traditional religious beliefs. The result of eight separate empirical surveys, the book is original in its content and innovative in its theoretical approach. Overall, it provides a detailed and documented analysis of the increasing number of young Europeans now attracted by 'alternative' religions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Youth -- Religious life -- Europe
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New Age movement -- Social aspects -- Europe
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RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
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RELIGION -- Essays.
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RELIGION -- Reference.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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New Age movement -- Social aspects
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Youth -- Religious life
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Europe
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Tomasi, Luigi, editor.
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| ISBN |
9780429460548 |
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0429460546 |
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9780429864032 |
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0429864035 |
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9780429864018 |
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0429864019 |
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9780429864025 |
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0429864027 |
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