This article argues that New Age spirituality is substantially less unambiguously individualistic and more socially and publicly significant than today's sociological consensus acknowledges. Firstly, an uncontested doctrine of self-spirituality, characterised by sacralisation of the self and demonisation of social institutions, provides the spiritual milieu with ideological coherence and paradoxically accounts for its overwhelming diversity. Secondly,…
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Journal of Contemporary Religion is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Religion and Society Interactions, Religion, Society, and Development, Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices.
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
|---|---|
| Reference style | Author–year (Chicago, T&F) Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Journal of Contemporary Religion 12 (3): 45–58.
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| Publishes research in | Religion and Society Interactions Religion, Society, and Development Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Religious Tourism and Spaces |
| ISSN | 1353-7903 |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 0.3 |
| h-index | 62 |
| i10-index | 462 |
| Total citations | 18,754 |
| Top institutions publishing here | Schlumberger (Ireland) |
| Journal website | www.tandfonline.com |
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The female-dominated New Age (with its positive focus on self) and the male-dominated realm of conspiracy theory (with its negative focus on global politics) may seem antithetical. There is a synthesis of the two, however, that we call ‘conspirituality’. We define, describe, and analyse this hybrid system of belief; it has been noticed before without…
The present article examines spirituality as an emergent new cultural category that challenges the binary opposition of the religious and secular realms of life. The article probes the cultural significance of the popular phrase ‘spiritual, but not religious’ and examines the emergence of New Age spirituality within the framework of late capitalism and postmodern culture.…
The present study examines perceived discrimination faced by religious ‘nones’. After distinguishing between atheists, agnostics, and ‘nones’ who are deists or theists, we use nationally representative data from the 2008 American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS) to study the contexts in which these various types of religious ‘nones’ have reported experiencing discrimination. The strongest predictor of…
The New Age Movement can be seen as one response to the decline of traditional religion in the West. It conforms to the spiritual pluralism that Bryan Wilson understands as a consequence of secularization. From a New Age perspective, the world's various spiritual traditions are now public property and no longer the private preserve of…