{"product_id":"mysticism-after-modernism-crowley-evola-neville-watts-colin-wilson-and-other-populist-gurus-james-j-omeara-paperback","title":"Mysticism After Modernism: Crowley, Evola, Neville, Watts, Colin Wilson and Other Populist Gurus -- James J. O'Meara, Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the wake of changing political attitudes and cultural values, it's time for a look at what can now be discerned as an equally new development, on the fringes of Western civilization, among what came to be known as \"popular culture,\" during the so-called pre- and post-war eras: a new kind of spiritual teacher or \"guru,\" one more interested in methods, techniques and results than in dogmas, institutions, or - especially - followers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames O'Meara examines these \"populist gurus\" from a wide variety of different perspectives, featuring substantial chapters on well-known figures such as \u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Burroughs\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAleister Crowley\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eColin Wilson\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAlan Watts\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eNeville Goddard\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eJulius Evola\u003c\/strong\u003e, as well as such fringe phenomena as \u003cstrong\u003eChaos Magick \u003c\/strong\u003eand even the origins of the Internet's 'meme magic.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCould it be that those who have looked in vain for a revival of traditional spirituality, have been looking in the wrong place? Perhaps it has been here all along, but in a new form, more appropriate for the modern era.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James J. O'Meara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manticore Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780648766025\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James J. O'Meara","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46094525038820,"sku":"9780648766025","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780648766025.jpg?v=1740341564","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/mysticism-after-modernism-crowley-evola-neville-watts-colin-wilson-and-other-populist-gurus-james-j-omeara-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}