The American soul rush : Esalen and the rise of spiritual privilege /

Yoga. Humanistic Psychology. Meditation. Holistic Healing. These practices are commonplace today. Yet before the early 1960s they were atypical options for most people outside of the upper class or small groups of educated spiritual seekers. Esalen Institute, a retreat for spiritual and personal gro...

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Main Author:	Goldman, Marion S. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	New York : New York University Press, ©2012.
Series:	Qualitative studies in religion
Subjects:	Esalen Institute > History. Esalen Institute Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer > Bitterfeld United States > Religion > 1960- Religion and sociology > United States > History > 20th century. Religion and sociology > United States > History > 21st century. Sociologie religieuse > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle. Sociologie religieuse > États-Unis > Histoire > 21e siècle. États-Unis > Religion > 1960- RELIGION > Meditations. Religion Religion and sociology United States Spiritualität Bildung Alternativbewegung Since 1900 History
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Summary:	Yoga. Humanistic Psychology. Meditation. Holistic Healing. These practices are commonplace today. Yet before the early 1960s they were atypical options for most people outside of the upper class or small groups of educated spiritual seekers. Esalen Institute, a retreat for spiritual and personal growth in Big Sur, California, played a pioneering role in popularizing quests for self-transformation and personalized spirituality. This "soul rush" spread quickly throughout the United States as the Institute made ordinary people aware of hundreds of ways to select, combine, and revise the
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xii, 207 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	0814733387 9780814733387 9780814732908 0814732909