From Slogans to Mantras
| Author | : Stephen A. Kent |
| Publisher | : Syracuse University Press |
| Total Pages | : 280 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0815629230 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780815629238 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (238 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis From Slogans to Mantras by : Stephen A. Kent
Download or read book From Slogans to Mantras written by Stephen A. Kent and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maintains that the failure of political activism led many former radicals to become involved in such groups as the Hare Krishnas, Scientology, Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church, the Jesus movement, and the Children of God, and argues that numerous activists turned from psychedelia and political activism to guru worship and spiritual quest both as a response to the failures of social protest and as a new means of achieving social change. [book cover].
