Anwar-e Ma`rifat, Volume 13, Issue 1, No 26, Year 2026, Pages 101-120
Criticizing the Concept and the Structure of "Spirituality" in the New Age Movement
Article Type:
Research
Writers:
✍️ Syeda Aliya Naqvi / PhD in Mysticism, The University of Religions and Denominations / sfn114@gmail.com
Ahmad Savari
/ PhD in Religious Studies, The University of Religions and Denominations / shahab.savari@gmail.com
/ PhD in Religious Studies, The University of Religions and Denominations / shahab.savari@gmail.com10.22034/erfani.2025.5001182⏳
Abstract:
Using the descriptive-analytical method, this article examines the concept and structure of "spirituality" in the movement commonly referred to as the "New Age." Influenced by the principles of "secularism" and "individualism” , this movement supports a new belief system in which "spirituality" is seen as a personal and inward experience independent of any institutionalized or organized religion. Thus, by highlighting how the New Age Movement regards the concepts of "spirituality" and "religiosity," the article investigates the social and cultural structure of spirituality within this movement. The main focus is on how new spirituality beliefs are accepted and integrated into individuals' daily lives and their impact on lifestyle, values, and personal identity within Western culture. Dealing with a sociological assessment, the paper investigates the implications of this movement for understanding religion and spirituality in the present century and seeks to provide an overview of the causes of spirituality in today's society, reflecting the complexities and diversity of modern spiritual experiences.
چکیده و کلیدواژه فارسی (Persian)
Title :بررسی و نقد مفهوم و ساختار «معنویت» در جنبش عصر جدید
Abstract:
مقاله حاضر به روش توصیفی-تحلیلی به بررسی مفهوم و ساختار معنویت در جنبش موسوم به «عصر جدید» میپردازد. این جنبش با تأثیرپذیری از دو اصل سکولاریزاسیون و فردگرایی؛ به ترویج یک نظام باوری نوین مبادرت ورزیده که در آن، معنویت بهعنوان یک تجربه فردی و درونی در نظر گرفته میشود و میتواند فارغ از هرگونه ساختار نهادینه و سازمانیافته دینی صورت پذیرد. این مقاله ضمن اشاره به چگونگی تصویرپردازی جنبش «عصر جدید» از دو مفهوم معنویت و دینداری، ساختار اجتماعی و فرهنگی معنویت در این جنبش را نیز مورد بررسی قرار داده و در این راستا، تمرکز اصلی بر نحوه پذیرش و ادغام باورهای معنویت نوین در زندگی روزمره افراد و تأثیر آن بر سبک زندگی، ارزشها و هویت فردی در فرهنگ غربی بوده است. در نهایت، مقاله با ارزیابی جامعهشناختی، به بررسی پیامدهای این جنبش برای فهم دین و معنویت در قرن حاضر میپردازد و تلاش میکند تصویری کلی از محرکهای معنویت در جامعه مدرن ارائه دهد که پیچیدگیها و تنوع تجربههای معنوی امروزی را بیان میکند.
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Naqvi, Syeda Aliya, Savari, Ahmad. (2026) Criticizing the Concept and the Structure of "Spirituality" in the New Age Movement. Anwar-e Ma`rifat, 13(1), 101-120 https://doi.org/10.22034/erfani.2025.5001182.
Syeda Aliya Naqvi; Ahmad Savari."Criticizing the Concept and the Structure of "Spirituality" in the New Age Movement". Anwar-e Ma`rifat, 13, 1, 2026, 101-120
Naqvi, S, Savari, A.(2026) 'Criticizing the Concept and the Structure of "Spirituality" in the New Age Movement', Anwar-e Ma`rifat, 13(1), pp. 101-120
