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ISBN10: 0199368139, ISBN13: 9780199368136, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York] Hardcover Hardcover. 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.AmericanGurus tells the story of how this phenomenon emerged. Through an examination of the broader literary and religious context of the subject, Arthur Versluis shows that a characteristic feature of the Westernesoteric tradition is the claim that every person can achieve "spontaneous, direct, unmediated spiritual insight." This claim was articulated with special clarity by the New England Transcendentalists Bronson Alcott and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Versluis explores Transcendentalism, Walt Whitman, the Beat movement, Timothy Leary, and the New Age movement to shed light on the emergence of the contemporary American guru. This insightful study is the first to show how Asianreligions and Western mysticism converged to produce the phenomenon of "spontaneously enlightened" American gurus. Versluis shows how the convergence of Asian religions and Western mysticism produce the contemporary phenomenon of "spontaneousl ...
Hardback. New. Versluis shows how the convergence of Asian religions and Western mysticism produce the contemporary phenomenon of "spontaneously enlightened" gurus in America. ISBN 0199368139 9780199368136 [GB]
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ISBN10: 0199368139, ISBN13: 9780199368136, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover Like New [Redhill, SURRE, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2014]
Oxford University Press, USA 5/1/2014 12: 00: 00 AM Hardcover PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
ISBN10: 0199368139, ISBN13: 9780199368136, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York] Hardcover Hardcover. 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.AmericanGurus tells the story of how this phenomenon emerged. Through an examination of the broader literary and religious context of the subject, Arthur Versluis shows that a characteristic feature of the Westernesoteric tradition is the claim that every person can achieve "spontaneous, direct, unmediated spiritual insight." This claim was articulated with special clarity by the New England Transcendentalists Bronson Alcott and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Versluis explores Transcendentalism, Walt Whitman, the Beat movement, Timothy Leary, and the New Age movement to shed light on the emergence of the contemporary American guru. This insightful study is the first to show how Asianreligions and Western mysticism converged to produce the phenomenon of "spontaneously enlightened" American gurus. Versluis shows how the convergence of Asian religions and Western mysticism produce the contemporary phenomenon of "spontaneousl ...
ISBN10: 0199368139, ISBN13: 9780199368136, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover [DH, SE, Spain] [Publication Year: 2014]
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