1st Edition

Networks, Entrepreneurship and Power in Contemporary Spirituality

By Margrethe Løøv Copyright 2026
214 Pages
by Routledge

214 Pages
by Routledge

Networks, Entrepreneurship and Power in Contemporary Spirituality offers an in-depth analysis of the social organisation of New Age spirituality. Drawing on empirical research in Norway, it considers: What organising principles are at play? How are power and authority exerted? How do spiritual entrepreneurs, organisations, and individuals interact? And how does social interaction affect their... Read more

Introduction  1 The New Age as a network, a market, and a movement  2 Early network formations  3 Alternative Network  4 Superconnectors  5 Entrepreneurs and organisations  6 Individual users  Conclusion.  Index

Biography

Margrethe Løøv (PhD Bergen) is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at NLA University College, Norway.