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In A Science for the Soul, historian Corinna Treitel explores the appeal and significance of German occultism in all its varieties between the 1870s and the 1940s, locating its dynamism in the nation's struggle with modernization and the public's dissatisfaction with scientific materialism. Occultism, Treitel notes, served as a bridge between traditional religious beliefs and the values of an increasingly scientific, secular, and liberal society. Drawing on a wealth of archival materials, Treitel describes the individuals and groups who participated in the occult movement, reconstructs their organizational history, and examines the economic and social factors responsible for their success. B...
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Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht die antimodernistischen Stromungen, die seit dem Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts in ihren okkulten, neureligiosen, rechten politischen und lebensreformerischen Auspragungen verstarkt Zulauf erhielten. Als Teil der Lebensreformbewegung wird die Alternative Medizin gesondert analysiert: Dabei geht es vorwiegend um das soziale und medizinische Profil der Laienheilkundigen zwischen 1871 und 1939. aMan kann die vielen medizinischen Diskurse der Moderne auch in einer religionshistorischen Perspektive lesen. Die moglichen Erkenntnisgewinne dieser neuen Perspektive hat Faltin eindrucksvoll demonstriert.o FAZ. (Franz Steiner 2000)
A comprehensive post-materialist treatise on the out-of-body experience and psychic phenomena. Projectiology is an authoritative, technical, and scholarly volume that provides definitive information on the out-of-body experience (OBE) and paranormal and psychic phenomena. It is a detailed work that orients the reader in their understanding and development of energetic self-control and psychic awareness. As such it is an invaluable source of information on the interaction between the physical and non-physical worlds.
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