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New Age Movements questions with 100% Right answers
New Age
A set of beliefs and activities which are based on a spiritual element and the organization is not organized like a traditional religion
When did New Age Movements start becoming prominent?
From the 1980s
However the beliefs t...
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New Age - answersA set of beliefs and activities which are based on a spiritual element
and the organization is not organized like a traditional religion
When did New Age Movements start becoming prominent? - answersFrom the 1980s
However the beliefs that were becoming prominent can still be seen in earlier decades
in some NRMs and cults
How do New Age Movements become popular? - answersThey exist independently
from any existing religious organisations
These beliefs are often spread through aspects of culture (e.g. film, music)
Holistic milieu - answersFocus on self-spirituality and personal experience through one-
to-one activities (e.g. healing) and group activities (e.g. yoga classes)
Congregational domain - answersFavouring traditional ways (e.g. traditional religions
meet regularly to worship)
Examples of New Age Movements - answersClairvoyance
Paganism
What does Heelas think are the two main features of New Age Movements? -
answersSelf-spirituality - look inside yourself for a sense of spirituality; attempt to
perfect yourself and discover your own, hidden spiritual depths
Detraditionalisation - rejection of traditional sources of authority and conventional moral
or ethical values; the individual has to decide their actions and discover their own truth
by getting in touch with spirituality
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