Dawson, Andrew,  1966- <br/><br/>
New era, new religions  religious transformation in contemporary Brazil /  [electronic resource] : 
Andrew Dawson. 
 - Aldershot, England ;  Burlington, VT :  Ashgate,  c2007. 
 - 185 p. ;  24 cm. 
 - Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies .
 - Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-177) and index. 
<br/><br/>Mapping the religious landscape.  Colonial beginnings ; Emerging pluralization ; Further pluralization ; Established diversity -- Neo-esoteric religiosity.  Contemporary neo-esotericism ; Temple of Good Will ; Valley of the Dawn ; Gnostic Church of Brazil -- Ayahuasca religions of Brazil. Indigenous and Mestiço origins ; Ayahuasca religion in Brazil ; Expansion and diversification ; Conclusion -- New era discourse.  Course in new Gnosis ; Architectonic motifs of new era discourse ; The diffusion of new era discourse -- New era religiosity in late-modern perspective.  A broadened religious spectrum ; An enhanced capacity to choose ; Social transformation ; The meeting of the What and the How. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Boulder, Colo. : <br/>NetLibrary, <br/>2009. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780754686552 (electronic bk.) 0754686558 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Religion--History--21st century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Brazil--Religion.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL2590.B7  / D39 2007eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>200.981/090511 299.891