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Category: New Age

  • Posmodernity and the New Age

    Paul Heelas (1996) points out that the New Age Movement seems to have much in common with postmodernism: It seems to involve de-differentiation and de-traditionalisation. De-differentiation involves a breakdown of traditional categories, such as that between high and low culture. The New Age movement seems to be doing something similar with its fusion of traditional…

  • Explaining the Growth of the New Age Movement…

    Steve Bruce points out that the New Age mostly appeals to successful, highly educated, middle class individuals, especially those working in the creative and expressive professions. The kind of individualist beliefs espoused by the New Age Movement fit in well with the world view of such individuals. The doctrine of self-generated success fits their experience…