Holistic Revolution: The Essential Reader - Hardcover

9780713994216: Holistic Revolution: The Essential Reader

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0713994215 ISBN 13: 9780713994216

Publisher: Allen Lane /The Penguin press, 2000

HOLISTIC REVOLUTION offers the first authoritative introduction to the major sources, ideas and teachers of the New Age or Holistic movement. In terms of its range, overview and encyclopaedic feel, it cannot be rivalled; Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, Deepak Chopra, Elaine Pagels, Carlos Castaneda, Jonathan Porritt and Louise Hay are just a handful of the writers collected. Many of the ideas represented in the book are already hugely influential and set to become more so - particularly those linked with openness to new ideas and a willingness to experiment with different approaches - as the scientific revolution continues and global communications become ever more sophisticated.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

Review:

Are you fascinated by the current obsession with all things spiritual? Would you like to learn more about the history of the New Age movement? Discover why it has become so influential over the past few decades? Read more by its leading thinkers? New Age holistic spirituality can be an overwhelming, confusing subject. William Bloom's Holistic Revolution provides the perfect introduction to anyone currently involved in a holistic movement or anyone seeking to become involved in one. Bloom, a prominent and authoritative commentator on the New Age for the past 20 years and one of its foremost spokesmen, is ideally placed to compile this book. Co-founder of the pioneering New Age forum, Alternatives at St James's Church, Piccadilly, in London, Bloom has gathered together a series of key writings and produced the very first authoritative introduction to the central themes and thinkers of the rapidly growing holistic movement. Bloom includes work by all the leading holistic gurus--Deepak Chopra, Louise Hay, Carlos Castaneda and Fritjof Capra to name just a few--and this impressive range of world-renowned authorities gives the book enormous weight. Through their writing Bloom looks at why the holistic approach has become so popular--locating the movement in its historical and cultural context--and makes a compelling case for its continuing significance. Chapter headings range from "New Science", "Shamanism and Magical Traditions" through to "Holistic Health and Healing" and "Modern Prophecy", giving the book a truly encyclopaedic feel. The range and overview of the book is ambitious and unparalleled, the research meticulous. Bloom's own clear, insightful introduction sets the tone for this thought-provoking, fascinating study of holism--a truly millennial book to which the reader will undoubtedly return again and again. --Meg Slyfield

Synopsis:

In the past years, the influence of the holistic movement has become even more mainstream and significant than its detractors ever thought it could but what are its sources and central ideas? This book offers the first authoritative introduction to its central themes and thinkers, through a series of key writings selected and introduced by William Bloom, in term of its range, overview and encyclopaedic feel, it cannot be rivalled. Carl Jung, Deepak Chopra, Elaine Pagels, Carlos Castaneda, Jonathon Porritt, Fritjof Capra, M. Scott Peck and Louise Hay are just a handful of the popular and influential writers represented here. Through their writing, Bloom looks at why it is the holistic approach has became so popular - locating the movement in its historical and cultural context -and also makes a compelling case for its continuing significance. Many of the ideas represented in the book are already hugely influential and are set to become even more so, particularly for people linked with an openness to new concepts and a willingness to experiment with different approaches. as the scientific revolution continues and global communications become more sophisticated, the intellectual case

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.