New Age Movements | Beliefs in Society | AQA A-Level Sociology

welcome to this tutorial sociology topic video looking at beliefs in society focusing on new age movements new age movements are not to be confused with new religious movements new religious movements have a long history of development that stems back to the protestant reformation and are linked to religious belief systems new age movements on the other hand

while incorporating some elements of new religious movements for example cultic movements and client cults are a more recent invention linked to the growth of postmodern thought and traced back to the latter part of the 20th century new age movements are less tied to dogmatic interpretations of religious belief and more focused on spirituality and

personal growth you age movements are a broad variety of beliefs and often accompany religious practices it is not exclusive that people believe in religion or new age movements these include belief in reincarnation astrology physics and the presence of spiritual energy and physical objects like mountains or trees examples of new age beliefs include

shamanism interacting with the spirit worlds through altered states of consciousness for example trances paganism a modern religious movement incorporating beliefs or practices from outside of the main world religions especially the worship of nature other practices such as tai chi yoga and reiki are derived from eastern philosophies and look to link body and

spirit together other examples of new age movements include mysticism clairvoyance psychic healing tarot card reading and astrology in practice new age movements move away from collective worship to individualism and the desire of people to develop their own sense of spirituality and connection with the world there is a tendency towards self-improvement or cleansing of