The Encyclopedic Sourcebook of New Age Religions Sheri Benning At a time when religion

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The Encyclopedic Sourcebook of New Age Religions Sheri Benning At a time when religionIn the late 1980s, the New Age movement became the focus of both media attention and widespread ridicule as some of the more outlandish aspects of the movement, such as channelling and the use of crystals for healing, briefly piqued the public's curiosity. While the movement was at its height, scholars of religion generally sneered at what was perceived to be a daffy, shallow craze, and ignored it as a subject of serious study. Professor James R Lewis