Esalen: America and the Religion of No Religion
Autor Jeffrey J. Kripalen Limba Engleză Paperback – 13 noi 2008
Jeffrey
Kripal
here
recounts
the
spectacular
history
of
Esalen,
the
institute
that
has
long
been
a
world
leader
in
alternative
and
experiential
education
and
stands
today
at
the
center
of
the
human
potential
movement.
Forged
in
the
literary
and
mythical
leanings
of
the
Beat
Generation,
inspired
in
the
lecture
halls
of
Stanford
by
radical
scholars
of
comparative
religion,
the
institute
was
the
remarkable
brainchild
of
Michael
Murphy
and
Richard
Price.
Set
against
the
heady
backdrop
of
California
during
the
revolutionary
1960s,Esalenrecounts
in
fascinating
detail
how
these
two
maverick
thinkers
sought
to
fuse
the
spiritual
revelations
of
the
East
with
the
scientific
revolutions
of
the
West,
or
to
combine
the
very
best
elements
of
Zen
Buddhism,
Western
psychology,
and
Indian
yoga
into
a
decidedly
utopian
vision
that
rejected
the
dogmas
of
conventional
religion.
In
their
religion
of
no
religion,
the
natural
world
was
just
as
crucial
as
the
spiritual
one,
science
and
faith
not
only
commingled
but
became
staunch
allies,
and
the
enlightenment
of
the
body
could
lead
to
the
full
realization
of
our
development
as
human
beings.
“An impressive new book. . . . [Kripal] has written the definitive intellectual history of the ideas behind the institute.”—San FranciscoChronicle
“Kripal examines Esalen’s extraordinary history and evocatively describes the breech birth of Murphy and Price’s brainchild. His real achievement, though, is effortlessly synthesizing a dizzying array of dissonant phenomena (Cold War espionage, ecstatic religiosity), incongruous pairings (Darwinism, Tantric sex), and otherwise schizy ephemera (psychedelic drugs, spaceflight) into a cogent, satisfyingly complete narrative.”—Atlantic Monthly
“An impressive new book. . . . [Kripal] has written the definitive intellectual history of the ideas behind the institute.”—San FranciscoChronicle
“Kripal examines Esalen’s extraordinary history and evocatively describes the breech birth of Murphy and Price’s brainchild. His real achievement, though, is effortlessly synthesizing a dizzying array of dissonant phenomena (Cold War espionage, ecstatic religiosity), incongruous pairings (Darwinism, Tantric sex), and otherwise schizy ephemera (psychedelic drugs, spaceflight) into a cogent, satisfyingly complete narrative.”—Atlantic Monthly
“Kripal
has
produced
the
first
all-encompassing
history
of
Esalen:
its
intellectual,
social,
personal,
literary
and
spiritual
passages.
Kripal
brings
us
up-to-date
and
takes
us
deep
beneath
historical
surfaces
in
this
definitive,
elegantly
written
book.”—Playboy
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780226453705
ISBN-10: 0226453707
Pagini: 594
Ilustrații: 1 color plate, 31 halftones
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 38 mm
Greutate: 0.84 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: University of Chicago Press
Colecția University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10: 0226453707
Pagini: 594
Ilustrații: 1 color plate, 31 halftones
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 38 mm
Greutate: 0.84 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: University of Chicago Press
Colecția University of Chicago Press
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Notă biografică
Jeffrey J. Kripal is the J. Newton Rayzor Professor in and chair of the Department of Religious Studies at Rice University. He is the author of Kali’s Child; Roads of Excess, Palaces of Wisdom; and The Serpent’s Gift: Gnostic Reflections on the Study of Religion, each published by the University of Chicago Press.
Cuprins
Illustrations
Acknowledgments, Sins, and Delight
ONE: Openings
TWO: Geographic, Historical, and Literary Orientations (1882-1962)
THREE: The Empowerment of the Founders (1950-1960)
FOUR: The Outlaw Era and the American Counterculture (1960-1970)
FIVE: The Occult Imaginal and Cold War Activism (1970-1985)
SIX: Crisis and the Religion of No Religion (1985-1993)
SEVEN: Before and After the Storm (1993-2006)
(In) Conclusion
Abbreviations
Notes
On Rare Things: The Oral, Visual, and Written Sources
Index
Acknowledgments, Sins, and Delight
ONE: Openings
TWO: Geographic, Historical, and Literary Orientations (1882-1962)
THREE: The Empowerment of the Founders (1950-1960)
FOUR: The Outlaw Era and the American Counterculture (1960-1970)
FIVE: The Occult Imaginal and Cold War Activism (1970-1985)
SIX: Crisis and the Religion of No Religion (1985-1993)
SEVEN: Before and After the Storm (1993-2006)
(In) Conclusion
Abbreviations
Notes
On Rare Things: The Oral, Visual, and Written Sources
Index
Descriere
Jeffrey Kripal here recounts the spectacular history of Esalen, the institute that has long been a world leader in alternative and experiential education and stands today at the center of the human potential movement. Forged in the literary and mythical leanings of the Beat Generation, inspired in the lecture halls of Stanford by radical scholars of comparative religion, the institute was the remarkable brainchild of Michael Murphy and Richard Price.
Set against the heady backdrop of California during the revolutionary 1960s, Esalen recounts in fascinating detail how these two maverick thinkers sought to fuse the spiritual revelations of the East with the scientific revolutions of the West, or to combine the very best elements of Zen Buddhism, Western psychology, and Indian yoga into a decidedly utopian vision that rejected the dogmas of conventional religion. In their religion of no religion, the natural world was just as crucial as the spiritual one, science and faith not only commingled but became staunch allies, and the enlightenment of the body could lead to the full realization of our development as human beings.
“An impressive new book. . . . [Kripal] has written the definitive intellectual history of the ideas behind the institute.”—San Francisco Chronicle
“Kripal examines Esalen’s extraordinary history and evocatively describes the breech birth of Murphy and Price’s brainchild. His real achievement, though, is effortlessly synthesizing a dizzying array of dissonant phenomena (Cold War espionage, ecstatic religiosity), incongruous pairings (Darwinism, Tantric sex), and otherwise schizy ephemera (psychedelic drugs, spaceflight) into a cogent, satisfyingly complete narrative.”—Atlantic Monthly
“An impressive new book. . . . [Kripal] has written the definitive intellectual history of the ideas behind the institute.”—San Francisco Chronicle
“Kripal examines Esalen’s extraordinary history and evocatively describes the breech birth of Murphy and Price’s brainchild. His real achievement, though, is effortlessly synthesizing a dizzying array of dissonant phenomena (Cold War espionage, ecstatic religiosity), incongruous pairings (Darwinism, Tantric sex), and otherwise schizy ephemera (psychedelic drugs, spaceflight) into a cogent, satisfyingly complete narrative.”—Atlantic Monthly
“Kripal has produced the first all-encompassing history of Esalen: its intellectual, social, personal, literary and spiritual passages. Kripal brings us up-to-date and takes us deep beneath historical surfaces in this definitive, elegantly written book.”—Playboy