Türkiye'de Yeniçağ ruhaniliği ve pratikleri: Evren tasarımı, birey ve olumlama
Özet
The aim of this study is to understand how do the followers of the populating new age spirituality and beliefs experience these phenomena and the way they refer to them or involve them into their daily lives. In this context, the similarities and differences of these beliefs to old beliefs and the way they exist together in the community are evaluated by the frame of the experiences of the individuals who are practicing them. The research has been conducted by interviews and observations at the three biggest cities of Turkey, Ankara, İstanbul and İzmir with the individuals who practices at least one of the new age beliefs. In addition to this, participant observation technique is used to be able to understand these beliefs both as an insider and an outsider. So my own observation and experience in the reiki course that I attended for participant observation is also included in this study. Various new age beliefs that have been came across in the field are analyzed in the main frame of affirmations considering that affirmations are underlying in all the new age beliefs. The universal design, healing techniques, daily practices, different usage of the language and neo-liberalism contexts of the new age beliefs are also evaluated in the study. The importance of this study is all the different contexts its evaluating and that it's one of the pioneers of this field of study in Turkey.