"Esalen: America and the Religion of No Religion" by Jeffrey J. Esalen Kripal

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/ua.v24i38.53802

Keywords:

Religion, New Era, Therapies, Esalen

Abstract

"Esalen: America and the Religion of No Religion."  It is a study in which Jeffrey Kripal devoted himself for more than half a decade and which is, in fact, a fundamental chapter in the history of the New Age, which is intertwined with the emergence of varied new therapies in the second half of the twentieth century.

Author Biography

Bernardo Penteado de Sousa Martins, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo

Master's student in Religion Science, Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. Bachelor of Social Communication from The Faculties Integrated Hélio Alonso.

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Published

2021-12-27

How to Cite

Martins, B. P. de S. (2021). "Esalen: America and the Religion of No Religion" by Jeffrey J. Esalen Kripal. Último Andar, 24(38), 238–252. https://doi.org/10.23925/ua.v24i38.53802