02272nam a2200385 a 4500 ebr10211024 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 061024s2007 enk sb 001 0 eng 2006035445 GBA724387 bnb 013704571 Uk 9780754654339 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0754654338 (hardcover : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)320844550 s-bl--- BL2590.B7 D39 2007eb 200.981/090511 22 Dawson, Andrew, 1966- New era, new religions [electronic resource] : religious transformation in contemporary Brazil / Andrew Dawson. Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2007. 185 p. 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 Mesti�co 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. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Religion History 21st century. Brazil Religion. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10211024 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 227414 227414