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A self religion (or self-religion) is a religious or self-improvement group which has as one of its primary aims the improvement of the self.〔Chryssides, pp. 290-291.〕 The term "self religion" was coined by Paul Heelas〔 For example in 〕 and other scholars of religion have adopted/adapted the description. King's College scholar Peter Bernard Clarke builds on Heelas's concept of self religion to describe the class of "Religions of the True Self".〔 〕 ==Scope== Hanegraaff notes that "self religion" may equate to New Age spirituality in general.〔 〕 and author Michael York writes, "If 'self-religion' means personal exegesis and selection by the individual, the general rubric is applicable to trends in the late modern/early postmodern transition, which encompass much more than simply New Age and Neo-pagan religiosities."〔 〕 Eileen Barker, in her 1999 book '' New Religious Movements: their incidence and significance'', said that they were "toward the New Age end of the NRM spectrum".〔 〕 Massimo Introvigne, an Italian sociologist of religion, describe "self religion" as "a deep but vague and unorganized interest in the sacred". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Self religion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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