Secularisation and the ‘Holistic Milieu’: Social and Psychological Perspectives

In sociology of religion, there is an ongoing debate about whether alternative, holistic or New Age spirituality represents a significant resurgence of concern for the sacred in the West and, if so, whether it amounts to counter-evidence to the thesis that the West is undergoing an irreversible proc...

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Main Author: Main, Roderick (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2008
In: Religion compass
Year: 2008, Volume: 2, Issue: 3, Pages: 365-384
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