Spirit possession in a contemporary British religious network: a critique of New Age movement studies through the sociology of power

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Spirit possession in a contemporary British religious network: a critique of New Age movement studies through the sociology of power

Studies of phenomena classed as part of the New Age Movement have become increasingly common in recent years. This Thesis develops a new perspective on these through the use of anthropological and sociological analysis of structures of social power and the contextualisation of symbols and discourse....

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Main Author:	Wood, Matthew R.
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	1999
Subjects:	Spiritualism Meditation Philosophy Religion Sociology Human services
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11874/

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