
The American Soul Rush: Esalen And The Rise Of Spiritual Privilege (Qualitative Studies In Religion)
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 a...
Series: Qualitative Studies in Religion
Hardcover: 219 pages
Publisher: NYU Press (January 1, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0814732879
ISBN-13: 978-0814732878
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
Amazon Rank: 1973566
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“Goldman's book gave me an insider's view of what was going on inside Esalen - with her stories and narratives - but analyzed the growth of the Institute from a critical perspective. I appreciated her focus on women at the Institute - how they were po...”
d 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 their beliefs about the sacred and to explore diverse mystical experiences. Millions of Americans now identify themselves as spiritual, not religious, because Esalen paved the way for them to explore spirituality without affiliating with established denominationsThe American Soul Rush explores the concept of spiritual privilege and Esalen’s foundational influence on the growth and spread of diverse spiritual practices that affirm individuals’ self-worth and possibilities for positive personal change. The book also describes the people, narratives, and relationships at the Institute that produced persistent, almost accidental inequalities in order to illuminate the ways that gender is central to religion and spirituality in most contexts.
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