The secular religion of Franklin Merrell-Wolff : : an intellectual history of anti-intellectualism in modern America / / by Dave Vliegenthart.

• Superior document: Numen book Series : Studies in the History of Religions, Volume 158
• VerfasserIn: Vliegenthart, Dave,
• 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).

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.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright page -- -- Introduction -- Origination (1887–1914) -- Investigation (1914–1936) -- Realization (1936–1978) -- Routinization (1978–Today) -- Conclusion.