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Selling spirituality : the silent takeover of religion /

Selling Spirituality shows how spirituality today functions as a powerful commodity in the global marketplace, promising to soothe away the ills of modern life whilst functioning as a silent form of economic, cultural and political restraint.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carrette, Jeremy R.
Otros Autores: King, Richard, 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction : spirituality and the rebranding of religion
  • 1. A brief history of spirituality
  • 2. Western psychology and the politics of spirituality
  • 3. Spirituality and the privatisation of Asian wisdom traditions
  • 4. Selling the soul : the business of spirituality
  • Conclusion : spirituality and resistance : challenging the corporate takeover
  • References
  • Index.