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Tables of Contents for New Age
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgements
ix
1. Overview and Starting Definition
1
12
Emic and Etic Definitions
2
1
Definitions by New Agers
3
1
Definitions by Scholars
4
2
Definitions by Christians
6
1
Family Resemblance Theory of Definition
7
1
Paganism
8
2
Synopsis
10
3
2. The Course - A Case Study
13
16
History of Ideas
14
2
Philosophy
16
3
Anthropology
19
4
Sociology
23
2
Psychology
25
2
Conclusion
27
2
3. History of Ideas
29
22
Post-War
29
8
Pre-War
37
4
Pre-Industrial
41
4
Ancient
45
2
Mythical
47
2
Conclusion
49
2
4. Philosophy
51
15
Metaphysics
53
1
God and Beings
54
4
Salvation and Death
58
2
History and a New Age
60
3
Vignette - Postmodernism
63
2
Conclusion
65
1
5. Anthropology
66
16
Events
67
4
Rituals
71
3
Practices
74
5
Conclusion
79
3
6. Sociology
82
24
Qualitative and Statistical Studies
83
4
Sociological Theories
87
10
Cult-Sect-Church Theory
87
1
NRM Theory
88
2
SPIN Theory
90
2
NSM Theory
92
4
NSRM Theory
96
1
Secularisation
97
3
Vignettes New Age Groups
100
4
Ramtha's School of Enlightenment
100
1
The Findhorn Foundation
101
2
Alternatives
103
1
Conclusion
104
2
7. Psychology
106
22
Historical
106
2
Psychological Profiles of New Agers
108
6
A Typical New Ager
114
7
Vignette - Conversion
121
3
Vignette - Channelling and Mental Health
124
3
Conclusion
127
1
8. Non-Academic Approaches to New Age
128
16
New Age
128
2
Media
130
3
Christian Approaches
133
4
Rationalist Approaches
137
2
Other Non-Academic Approaches
139
3
Conclusion
142
2
9. Academic Literature Survey
144
33
Original Publications
145
6
Published Theses
151
10
As Yet Unpublished Theses
161
14
Conclusion
175
2
10. Future
177
7
Bibliography
184
19
Index
203