New Age
New AgeAt wikipedia, begins in 1970s
Reaction against traditional religion, rationalism
Social, occult, spiritual wings
Emphasis on the personal rather than doctrinal
Focus on the immmediate, suspicion of the academic
Influence of Eastern religions
Positive thinking
Tendency to follow gurus
Carl Jung
Alternative medicine, channeling, past lives
No such thing as coincidence
Peace movement, environmentalism, global unification, rejection of consumerism
Limited interest in history of the new age