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1 online resource. |
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text file |
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Iowa and the midwest experience
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Iowa and the Midwest experience.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Who Cares about Fairfield, Anyway?; 1. Classic Americana, with a Twist; 2. Going for Baroque; 3. Of God and Man; 4. Unearthly Delights; 5. Power of the Ballot; 6. Higher Ed, Higher Realms; 7. Death in Paradise; 8. Enlightenment for All Ages; 9. Just Business; 10. The Disaffected; 11. Maharishi Vedic City; 12. Does TM Have a Tomorrow?; Acknowledgments; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
The Indian spiritual entrepreneur Maharishi Mahesh Yogi took the West by storm in the 1960s and '70s, charming Baby Boomers fed up with war and social upheaval with his message of meditation and peace. Heeding his call, two thousand followers moved to tiny Fairfield, Iowa, to set up their own university on the campus of a failed denominational college. Soon, they started a school for prekindergarten through high school, allowing followers to immerse themselves in Transcendental Meditation from toddlerhood through PhDs. Although Fairfield's longtime residents were relieved to see. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Transcendental Meditation.
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Transcendental Meditation. |
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Meditation -- Iowa.
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Meditation. |
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Iowa. |
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Electronic book.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Weber, Joseph. Transcendental meditation in America. Iowa City, IA : University of Iowa Press, 2014 (DLC) 2013952706 |
| ISBN |
9781609382612 (electronic book) |
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1609382617 (electronic book) |
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9781609382353 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1609382358 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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