02475nam a2200433Ia 4500 ocn320844550 OCoLC 20200709055211.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 090512s2007 enk sb 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9780754686552 (electronic bk.) 0754686558 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)320844550 270415 (N$T) s-bl--- BL2590.B7 D39 2007eb 200.981/090511 22 299.891 22 N$TA Dawson, Andrew, 1966- New era, new religions [electronic resource] : religious transformation in contemporary Brazil / Andrew Dawson. Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2007. 185 p. ; 24 cm. Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-177) and index. 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. Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries. Brazil Religion. Religion History 21st century. Electronic books. local NetLibrary, Inc. Original 9780754654339 0754654338 (DLC) 2006035445 (OCoLC)74568996 Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies. Bibliographic record display http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=270415 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information cpp5726 02 N$T 49435 49435