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Contemporary Alternative Spiritualities in Israel
Professor James R. Lewis (Ed.)
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Description for Contemporary Alternative Spiritualities in Israel
Hardback. Editor(s): Lewis, Professor James R.; Feraro, Shai. Series: Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities. Num Pages: 249 pages, 2 colour illustrations, 2 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HRAX; HRLK; HRQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
This volume is the first English-language anthology to engage with the fascinating phenomena of recent surges in New Age and alternative spiritualties in Israel. Contributors investigate how these New Age religions and other spiritualties-produced in Western countries within predominantly Protestant or secular cultures-transform and adapt themselves in Israel. The volume focuses on a variety of groups and movements, such as Theosophy and Anthroposophy, Neopaganism, Channeling, Women's Yoga, the New Age festival scene, and even Pentecostal churches among African labor migrants living in Tel Aviv. Chapters also explore more Jewish-oriented practices such as Neo-Kabballah, Neo-Hassidism, and alternative marriage ceremonies, as well ... Read more
This volume is the first English-language anthology to engage with the fascinating phenomena of recent surges in New Age and alternative spiritualties in Israel. Contributors investigate how these New Age religions and other spiritualties-produced in Western countries within predominantly Protestant or secular cultures-transform and adapt themselves in Israel. The volume focuses on a variety of groups and movements, such as Theosophy and Anthroposophy, Neopaganism, Channeling, Women's Yoga, the New Age festival scene, and even Pentecostal churches among African labor migrants living in Tel Aviv. Chapters also explore more Jewish-oriented practices such as Neo-Kabballah, Neo-Hassidism, and alternative marriage ceremonies, as well ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities
Number of Pages
249
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137547415
SKU
V9781137547415
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About Professor James R. Lewis (Ed.)
Shai Feraro is a PhD student at Tel Aviv University's School of Historical Studies, Israel. He acts as Secretary of the Israeli Association for the Study of Religions. His scholarly interests lie in the connection between new religions and gender issues, and he specializes in the study of Neopaganism in North America, Britain, and Israel. James R. ... Read more
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