Christopher Partridge | |
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| Born | Christopher Hugh Partridge 1961 (age 60–61) |
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| Alma mater | University of Aberdeen |
| Thesis | Revelation, Religion and Christian Uniqueness [1] (1995) |
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| Discipline | Religious studies |
| Institutions | Lancaster University |
Christopher Hugh Partridge (born 1961) is an author,editor,professor at Lancaster University,and founding Co-director of the Centre for the Study of Religion and Popular Culture. [2] According to Gordon Lynch,Partridge is a leading scholar of topics in popular culture. [3]
The occult, in the broadest sense, is a category of esoteric supernatural beliefs and practices which generally fall outside the scope of religion and science, encompassing phenomena involving otherworldly agency, such as magic. It can also refer to supernatural ideas like extra-sensory perception and parapsychology.
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Ranchor Prime is a British author, researcher on Hindu environmental issues, and a Hindu religious scholar. Ranchor Prime is best known for his books on Hinduism and ecology. He is a disciple of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Ranchor Prime has translated the Bhagavad Gita into English. It was published with illustrations by B. G. Sharma as The Illustrated Bhagavad Gita: A New Translation with Commentary.
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Adam Possamai is a sociologist and novelist born in Belgium and living in Australia. Possamai is professor in sociology and the Deputy Dean in the School of Social Sciences and Psychology at Western Sydney University, New South Wales, Australia. He is the former Director of the Religion and Society Research Centre (RSRC) He is married to Alphia Possamai-Inesedy, and lives in the south-western suburbs of Sydney with his family.
The religious views of the English rock band the Beatles evolved over time and differed between members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
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Yoga in Britain: stretching spirituality and educating Yogis is a 2019 book by Suzanne Newcombe on the history of modern yoga as exercise in Britain in the second half of the 20th century, especially in the period between 1945 and 1980. The book has been warmly received by scholars for its depth of study of the history and sociology of yoga in Britain, and its careful placing of its descriptions in specific contexts of time and place.
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