Esalen America and the Religion of No Religion

Name: Esalen America and the Religion of No Religion
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ISBN: 9780226453705

ISBN-10: 0226453707

ISBN-13: 9780226453705

Edition: 2008

Authors: Jeffrey J. Kripal

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Jeffrey Kripal here recounts the spectacular history of Esalen, the institute that has long been a world leader in alternative and experiential education and stands today at the center of the human potential movement. Forged in the literary and mythical leanings of the Beat Generation, inspired in the lecture halls of Stanford by radical scholars of comparative religion, the institute was the remarkable brainchild of Michael Murphy and Richard Price. Set against the heady backdrop of California during the revolutionary 1960s,Esalenrecounts in fascinating detail how these two maverick thinkers sought to fuse the spiritual revelations of the East with the scientific revolutions of the West,…

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List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 11/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 594
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English

William Echard is Assistant Professor in the Department of Music and Institute for Comparative Studies in Literature, Art and Culture at Carleton University. He lives in Ottawa, Ontario.



Illustrations


Acknowledgments, Sins, and Delight



Openings



Geographic, Historical, and Literary Orientations (1882-1962)



The Empowerment of the Founders (1950-1960)



The Outlaw Era and the American Counterculture (1960-1970)



The Occult Imaginal and Cold War Activism (1970-1985)



Crisis and the Religion of No Religion (1985-1993)



Before and After the Storm (1993-2006) (In)


Conclusion


Abbreviations


Notes On Rare Things: The Oral, Visual, and Written Sources


Index