§03§ §16§This study provides a comprehensive and balanced view of the New Age through formal studies and original research. Equal attention is accorded to practices and institutions illustrating the New Age as a concrete, living enterprise, not merely a philosophy. The book offers a thorough study of major writings by British, American and other commentators, detailed ethnographic testimony, and a broad survey of the New Age phenomenon in all its aspects. §02§The Author: Stuart Rose was a senior director in one of the world's largest advertising agency groups. He then studied religion at Lancaster University and has been an Honorary Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Bath Spa University College. He is now an independent researcher of key religious themes and has published a number of papers.