American Gurus: From Transcendentalism to New Age Religion

by Arthur Versluis

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By the early twenty-first century, a phenomenon that once was inconceivable had become nearly commonplace in American society: the public spiritual teacher who neither belongs to, nor is authorized by a major religious tradition. From the Oprah Winfrey-endorsed Eckhart Tolle to figures like Gangaji and Adhyashanti, there are now countless spiritual teachers who claim and teach variants of instant or immediate enlightenment.

American Gurus tells...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0199368139

ISBN13:9780199368136

Release Date:May 2014

Publisher:OUP Us

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.27 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"

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Religion Religion & Spirituality

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