Assessing Ritual Experience in Contemporary Spiritualities: The Practice of ‘Sharing' in a New Age Variant of Umbanda

Seeking to attain balance and well-being through what practitioners call ‘spiritual development', the ritual practice in Paris of Umbanda—an Afro-Brazilian religion— is emblematic of the orientation that characterizes contemporary spirituality. In this context, regular public mediumistic ritual...

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Subtitles:Ritual and Critical Reflexivity
Main Author: Teisenhoffer, Viola (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Berghahn [2018]
In: Religion and society
Year: 2018, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 131-144
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Paris / New religion / Ritual / Umbanda / Reception
Further subjects:B Umbanda
B mediumistic practice
B Reflexivity
B ritual refraction
B New Age
B contemporary spirituality
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