The Infirmity Debate: On the Viability of New Age Spiritualities of Life
The Infirmity Debate: On the Viability of New Age Spiritualities of Life
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虚弱之争：论新时代生命灵性的可行性
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2006
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P. Heelas
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P. Heelas
“虚弱的辩论”正变得越来越活跃。一方面，学者们认为新时代的生命灵性处于“贫穷”的状态;另一方面，学者们认为他们处于“健康”的良好状态。根据包括《当代宗教杂志》（Journal of Contemporary Religion）的文章在内的重要出版物，这一论点以“转向自我”（the turn to the self）--更具体地说，是“现代文化的大规模主观转向”（the massive subjective turn of modern culture）--为基础。在这一发展的背景下，新时代的生命灵性是如何发展的？集中在整体环境中发现的活动，这是在今天的许多国家都可以找到，论点是，活动，如瑜伽或精神芳香疗法作为“中介机构”，成功地谈判之间的反律法主义的自由和社会因循守旧的道路。
The ‘infirmity debate’ is becoming increasingly lively. On the one hand, scholars argue that New Age spiritualities of life are in a ‘poor’ condition; on the other hand, scholars argue that they are in a good state of ‘health’. Drawing on key publications, including articles from the Journal of Contemporary Religion, the argument is couched in terms of ‘the turn to the self’—more specifically ‘the massive subjective turn of modern culture’. How do New Age spiritualities of life fare in the context of this development? Concentrating on activities found in the holistic milieu which is to be found in many countries today, the argument is that activities like yoga or spiritual aromatherapy serve as ‘intermediary institutions’, successfully negotiating a path between antinomian freedom and social conformism.