Transcendental meditation in America : how a new age movement remade a small town in Iowa /

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The Indian spiritual entrepreneur Maharishi Mahesh Yogi took the West by storm in the 1960s and '70s, charming Baby Boomers fed up with war and social upheaval with his message of meditation and peace. Heeding his call, two thousand followers moved to tiny Fairfield, Iowa, to set up their own u...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weber, Joseph
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City, IA : University of Iowa Press, 2014.
©2014
Colección:Iowa and the Midwest experience.
Temas:
Transcendental Meditation.
Meditation > Iowa.
Méditation transcendantale.
Méditation > Iowa.
PSYCHOLOGY > Applied Psychology.
SELF-HELP > Personal Growth > General.
SELF-HELP > Personal Growth > Happiness.
SELF-HELP > Personal Growth > Success.
RELIGION > Meditations.
Meditation
Transcendental Meditation
Transzendentale Meditation
Iowa
Fairfield, Iowa
History.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Indian spiritual entrepreneur Maharishi Mahesh Yogi took the West by storm in the 1960s and '70s, charming Baby Boomers fed up with war and social upheaval with his message of meditation and peace. Heeding his call, two thousand followers moved to tiny Fairfield, Iowa, to set up their own university on the campus of a failed denominational college. Soon, they started a school for prekindergarten through high school, allowing followers to immerse themselves in Transcendental Meditation from toddlerhood through PhDs. Although Fairfield's longtime residents were relieved to see.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781609382612
1609382617

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