Ron Geaves demonstrates how the convergence of Prem Rawat, formerly
known as Guru Maharaj Ji, and Glastonbury Fayre in 1971 was a key
event in understanding the jigsaw that came to be known as 'New Age'
spirituality. The book charts the discovery of Prem Rawat in India in
1969 by a small number of British and North American 'hippies', and
explores how his arrival in Britain in June 1971, as well as his
speech from the pyramid stage at the Fayre at just 13 years old,
escalated his activities to make him one of the key influencers of
1970s counterculture spirituality. Both Glastonbury and Prem Rawat
have gone on to re-emerge in significantly different identities to the
ones presented in 1971. The meeting between the two demonstrates how
alternative spiritualities were being formed in the 1960s and how some
strands went on to develop into the 'New Age' counterculture that
eventually permeated mainstream cultures in Britain and the USA.
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Glastonbury and New Spiritualities
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781350090897
Publisert
2020
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Academic
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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