Spiritual and Visionary Communities: Out to Save the World - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1409439038 ISBN 13: 9781409439035

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2013

Riassunto

Exploring religious and spiritual intentional communities active in the world today, Spiritual and Visionary Communities provides a balanced introduction to a diverse range of communities worldwide. Breaking new ground with its focus on communities which have had little previous academic or public attention, the authors explore a part of contemporary society which is rarely understood. Communities studied include: Israeli kibbutzim, Mandarom, the Twelve Tribes, ’The Farm’ and the Camphill movement. Written from a range of perspectives, this collection includes contributions from members of the groups themselves, former members, and academic observers, and as such will offer a unique and invaluable discussion of religious and spiritual communities in the U.S., Europe, and beyond.

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Recensione:

'Based uniquely on the experience and knowledge of notable communal residents and scholars, this anthology offers rich insights into the visions and workings of modern spiritual communities worldwide. Timothy Miller's analytic introduction successfully ties together the threads of communal history and utopian communal usage. Nowhere else is such a penetrating wide-angle-view of contemporary spiritual intentional communities available.' ----- Donald E. Pitzer, University of Southern Indiana, USA

'Once again Timothy Miller has brought together an impressive set of papers that highlight contemporary communities in Spiritual and Visionary Communities: Out to Save the World. International in scope, this collection of communities presented within the context of their common mission to forge a better life, together present a refreshing assessment of the world of community and spirituality that thrives in the midst of so much global chaos.' ----- Susan Love Brown, Florida Atlantic University, USA

L'autore:

Timothy Miller has thirty years' experience in the study of new religious movements, with a special focus on communal groups.

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• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1409439038
• ISBN 13: 9781409439035
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 264
• Redattore: Miller Timothy