TY  - BOOK
AU  - Vliegenthart,Dave
TI  - The secular religion of Franklin Merrell-Wolff: an intellectual history of anti-intellectualism in modern America 
T2  - Numen book series : studies in the history of religions
SN  - 9789004361256
AV  - BF1997.M47 V55 2018
U1  - 191 23
CY  - Leiden
PB  - Brill.
KW  - Merrell-Wolff, Franklin
KW  - Merrell-Wolff, Franklin.
KW  - Religion
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004361256
ER  -