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British Buddhism and the new age
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This article examines the relationship between Buddhism and the New Age movement in Britain. The main substance is a report of the varying attitudes towards the New Age movement discovered in literary sources, and (mainly) from interviews and correspondence undertaken during 1993/4. The article suggests that a pattern emerges from the developments of the last few decades; that the common ancestor in Theosophy is an important influence on the relationship; that some significant similarities and differences can be observed when generalising about Buddhism and the New Age movement; and that the interaction of the two may lead to interesting developments in the future.
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“British awareness of a wide range of traditions and practices had grown, and a close association was made between New Age movements and Buddhism: both were interpreted as sharing the utopianism and perennialism of Theosophist heritage (Cush 1996: 206) and were associated with meditation, human potential, environmentalism, and peace (Cush 1996: 195f.).”
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“British awareness of a wide range of traditions and practices had grown, and a close association was made between New Age movements and Buddhism: both were interpreted as sharing the utopianism and perennialism of Theosophist heritage (Cush 1996: 206) and were associated with meditation, human potential, environmentalism, and peace (Cush 1996: 195f.).”
From Mindfulness and Resilience in Britain: A Genealogy of the “Present Moment” (2021) · cites this paper as Cush 1996: 195f.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Cush, D.
- Affiliations
- Bath Spa University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Cush, Denise
- Venue
- Journal of Contemporary Religion
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1996-05
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 195-208
- ISSN
- 1353-7903 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-9419
- OpenAlex
- W2056797884
- Cited by
- 19
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2022: 6 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 7.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Contemporary Religion (publishedVersion)
- Research Space (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Indian and Buddhist Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Study and Philosophy of Religion
- Keywords
- New Age, Theosophy, religious syncretism, spiritualism, new religious movements
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