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Aadnanes, Per Magne 178, 182, 184 Alternativt samfunn 271n, 276, 279 Aagaard, Johannes 19–21, 24 Alver, Bente 178, 184 Abdu’l-Baha 80, 81, 86 Alwall, Jonas 100–101 Åbo Akademi University 112–117, 314, 315 Amit, Vered 221 Academic 313–315, 317, 318, 320–322 Amma (Mata amritanandamayi Devi) Academic Meditation Society (ams) 256 131, 166 Acem 255–266 amorc. see Antiquus Mysticusque Ordo and anti-dogmatism 258–259 Rosae Crucis (amorc) courses 263–264 Ananda (Magazine) 151–152 history of 256–258 Anastasia 443, 451 and humanistic psychology 261 movement 442–453 “meditation psychology” of 262–263 Anastasian organisational structure of 265 Occultic period 452 and yoga 264 Vedic period 452 Acem meditation 259 Anastasians 442–453 goals of 262–263 Ancestors 449–452, 496, 500 method sound in 259, 260 Andersen, Peter B. 29, 31, 93–96, 103–104 practice 259, 263 Angel(s) 158, 159, 167, 176 A Course in Miracles (acim) 136–137 healing 163 Adamski, George 377, 378, 386, 396 magic 162, 163 reception of Adamski 403, 404 photographing 164 Advaita-Vedanta 17 school 191–5, 198, 199 Adventism 49 visitation 163 Agerskov, Johanne 53 Angelucci, Orfeo 377 Agerskov, Michael 53 Anthroposophical Society of Finland 143 Agni Yoga 468–470 Anthroposophy 56–58, 129, 166, 272, 273, Ahlbäck, Tore 19 273n, 470–471 Ahlberg, Nora 177, 184 in Norway 176 Ahlin, Lars 31 Anti-Ahmadiyya 364, 365, 369 Ahmadyyia Islam 29 Anti-cult movement Finland 143–144 Ahmadiyya Mission 359–373 Antiquus Mysticusque Ordo Rosae Crucis Ahmadiyya movement 88 (amorc) 465–466 Ahmad, Mirza Ghulam 359–360 Anti-Semitism 273–275, 277, 279–281, 283, Ahmad, Mirza Nasir 366, 367 283n, 288 Åkerbäck, Peter 101 Arbetsgruppen för ufo-identifiering 383 Aktor, Mikael 31 Arbetsgruppen för utomjordisk kontakt 384 Alchemy 40–41 Area 51, 70 Alien abductions 392, 393, 396 Arnold, Kenneth 377, 391 Ališauskienė, M. 239, 240, 242, 244n, 248 reception of Arnold 396, 397, 400, 401 Alternative fairs 183, 184, 299 Art of Living Foundation 413 Alternative medicine 132, 137 Asatru 498, 500 Alternative spirituality 313–317, 319–322 Ascended masters 378 fairs 166 Asprem, Egil 72–73, 176, 184, 242, Alternative therapies 473 242n 243 Alternativt Nettverk 277–279, 285, 288 Astarte Education 190, 194, 196
Astrology 40–41, 473–5, 475n Bourdieu, Pierre 229 Atlantis 431 Brahe, Tycho 40 Audience cult 378, 379 Breath 239, 239n, 245, 245n 246–252 Aune, Pål 279, 280 Breathing technique. see Breath Aura–tidsskrift för akademiska studier av Breivik, Anders Behring 284, 285 nyreligiositet 15n Brochmann, Bertram Dybwad 270n, Authentic religion 194 274–276, 283 Authority 242 Bromley, David 28 Avdeeff, A. 244 Buddhism 130, 132, 221, 234, 235 Ayurveda 352 Buddhist centres 221, 223, 224, 226–228, 230 Bureus, Johannes 40 Bab, Babism 79–83 Byrne, Lorna 160, 166n “Back to Nature” worldview 441, 447–453 Bad religion 190, 192 Campbell, Colin 126 Baha’i 29, 77–92 Capitalism 403–405. see also Socialism Baha’i World Centre 80 Carlsson, Gösta 393, 401 Universal House of Justice 81, 83, 86, 88 Catholic Church/Catholicism 411, 413, World Order of Baha’u’llah 82 416–419, 423–424, 428, 433–435 Baha’u’llah 77, 79–83, 85 cbh. see Cosmic Brother Hood (cbh) Baitun Nasr mosque 365, 367 Cederschjöld, Per Gustaf 51 Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Fund Center for Contemporary Religion, 313, 315, 318–321 Aarhus 21, 22 Barker, Eileen 19, 240, 501 Center for New Religious Studies, Aarhus 20 Barkun, Michael 70 Ceremonies 292–294, 297, 299 Beckford, James A. 18 Change 325, 326, 329–340 Bennett, J.G. 130 Channeling 132–133, 166 Berg, David 328, 329, 335 Charisma 326, 328, 329, 333–339 Berger, H. 240n Charismatic Christianity Bertelsen, Jes 27 in Estonia 484 Besant, Annie 54, 56 Chidester, David 343, 352–356 Bethurum, Truman 377 categories (human, subhuman, Bhajan. see Devotion superhuman) 353 Bhakti. see Devotion Children 328–331, 335, 337–339 Bhaktivedanta, Swami 329, 330, 335, 338 Children of God 325, 326, 328–329, 334, Bhaskar, Roy 234 335, 337 Bilde, Per 28, 30 Chiropractic 352 Biography 241n Christensen, Dorthe Refslund 24, 24n, 27, Bishop Hill 46 29, 32, 96–97 Bivularu, Greogorian. see Grieg Christensen, Lise Debel 28 Blavatsky, Helena 53 Christian cultural heritage 198, 199 Blomqvist, Håkan 375, 376, 379, 382, Christianity 15, 21, 25, 30, 31n, 129, 131, 383, 385 135–136, 138, 158, 169 Blot 495, 496, 499, 501 Christian meditation 148 Boehme, Jacob 128 Christian Science 49 Bogdan, Henrik 101 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Boheman, Carl Adolf 50 Finland 143 Bølle, Søren Jensen 44 Church of Norway 181–183 Borch, Ole 41 Church of Scientology 325, 327–328, 334, Botvar, På Ketil 127, 139, 182–185 337, 339, 340