| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 194 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-188) and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgements -- Introduction : spirituality and the rebranding of religion -- 1. A brief history of spirituality -- 2. Western psychology and the politics of spirituality -- 3. Spirituality and the privatisation of Asian wisdom traditions -- 4. Selling the soul : the business of spirituality -- Conclusion : spirituality and resistance : challenging the corporate takeover -- References -- Index. |
| Summary |
Selling Spirituality shows how spirituality today functions as a powerful commodity in the global marketplace, promising to soothe away the ills of modern life whilst functioning as a silent form of economic, cultural and political restraint. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Spiritual life.
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Spiritual life. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
King, Richard, 1966-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Carrette, Jeremy R. Selling spirituality. London ; New York : Routledge, 2005 0415302080 0415302099 (DLC) 2004005324 (OCoLC)54753332 |
| ISBN |
0203494873 (electronic book) |
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9780203494875 (electronic book) |
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0203572831 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780203572832 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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0415302099 (Paper) |
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0415302080 (hardback) |
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9780415302081 |
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9780415302098 |
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