The secular religion of Franklin Merrell-Wolff : : an intellectual history of anti-intellectualism in modern America / / by Dave Vliegenthart.
In The Secular Religion of Franklin Merrell-Wolff: An Intellectual History of Anti-intellectualism in Modern America , Dave Vliegenthart offers an account of the life and teachings of the modern American mystic Franklin Merrell-Wolff (1887–1985), who combined secular and religious sources from easte...
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| Superior document: | Numen book Series : Studies in the History of Religions, Volume 158 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : Brill,, 2018. ©2018 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in the history of religions ;
Volume 158. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (386 pages). |
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| Summary: | In The Secular Religion of Franklin Merrell-Wolff: An Intellectual History of Anti-intellectualism in Modern America , Dave Vliegenthart offers an account of the life and teachings of the modern American mystic Franklin Merrell-Wolff (1887–1985), who combined secular and religious sources from eastern and western traditions in order to elaborate and legitimate his metaphysical claim to the realization of a transcendental reality beyond reason. Using Merrell-Wolff as a typical example of a modern western guru, Vliegenthart investigates the larger sociological and historical context of the ongoing grand narrative that asserts a widespread anti-intellectualism in modern American culture, exploring developments in religious, philosophical, and psychological discourses in North America from 1800 until the present. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004361251 |
| ISSN: | 0169-8834 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Dave Vliegenthart. |