The secular religion of Franklin Merrell-Wolff : an intellectual history of anti-intellectualism in modern America /
Vliegenthart, Dave.
The secular religion of Franklin Merrell-Wolff : an intellectual history of anti-intellectualism in modern America / by Dave Vliegenthart. - 1 online resource (viii, 378 pages) - Numen book series : studies in the history of religions ; v. 158 . - Numen Book Series 158. Numen Book Series Online, ISBN: 9789004380837. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Copyright page -- -- Introduction -- Origination (1887–1914) -- Investigation (1914–1936) -- Realization (1936–1978) -- Routinization (1978–Today) -- Conclusion.
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In The Secular Religion of Franklin Merrell-Wolff: An Intellectual History of Anti-intellectualism in Modern America , Dave Vliegenthart offers an account of the life and teachings of the modern American mystic Franklin Merrell-Wolff (1887–1985), who combined secular and religious sources from eastern and western traditions in order to elaborate and legitimate his metaphysical claim to the realization of a transcendental reality beyond reason. Using Merrell-Wolff as a typical example of a modern western guru, Vliegenthart investigates the larger sociological and historical context of the ongoing grand narrative that asserts a widespread anti-intellectualism in modern American culture, exploring developments in religious, philosophical, and psychological discourses in North America from 1800 until the present.
9789004361256
10.1163/9789004361256 DOI
Merrell-Wolff, Franklin--Religion.
Merrell-Wolff, Franklin.
Religion.
Electronic books.
BF1997.M47 / V55 2018
191
The secular religion of Franklin Merrell-Wolff : an intellectual history of anti-intellectualism in modern America / by Dave Vliegenthart. - 1 online resource (viii, 378 pages) - Numen book series : studies in the history of religions ; v. 158 . - Numen Book Series 158. Numen Book Series Online, ISBN: 9789004380837. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Matter -- Copyright page -- -- Introduction -- Origination (1887–1914) -- Investigation (1914–1936) -- Realization (1936–1978) -- Routinization (1978–Today) -- Conclusion.
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
In The Secular Religion of Franklin Merrell-Wolff: An Intellectual History of Anti-intellectualism in Modern America , Dave Vliegenthart offers an account of the life and teachings of the modern American mystic Franklin Merrell-Wolff (1887–1985), who combined secular and religious sources from eastern and western traditions in order to elaborate and legitimate his metaphysical claim to the realization of a transcendental reality beyond reason. Using Merrell-Wolff as a typical example of a modern western guru, Vliegenthart investigates the larger sociological and historical context of the ongoing grand narrative that asserts a widespread anti-intellectualism in modern American culture, exploring developments in religious, philosophical, and psychological discourses in North America from 1800 until the present.
9789004361256
10.1163/9789004361256 DOI
Merrell-Wolff, Franklin--Religion.
Merrell-Wolff, Franklin.
Religion.
Electronic books.
BF1997.M47 / V55 2018
191