Transcendental meditation in America
Subtitle: how a new age movement remade a small town in Iowa
By: Joseph Weber
Series: Iowa and the midwest experience; Iowa and the Midwest experience
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Iowa City, IA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781609382612; 9781609382353
Subjects: Transcendental Meditation; Meditation; PSYCHOLOGY; Applied Psychology; SELF-HELP; Personal Growth; General; Happiness; Success; RELIGION; Meditations; Transzendentale Meditation
Description: The Indian spiritual entrepreneur Maharishi Mahesh Yogi took the West by storm in the 1960s and '70s, charming Baby Boomers fed up with war and social upheaval with his message of meditation and peace. Heeding his call, two thousand followers moved to tiny Fairfield, Iowa, to set up their own university on the campus of a failed denominational college. Soon, they started a school for prekindergarten through high school, allowing followers to immerse themselves in Transcendental Meditation from toddlerhood through PhDs. Although Fairfield's longtime residents were relieved to see.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Who Cares about Fairfield, Anyway?; 1. Classic Americana, with a Twist; 2. Going for Baroque; 3. Of God and Man; 4. Unearthly Delights; 5. Power of the Ballot; 6. Higher Ed, Higher Realms; 7. Death in Paradise; 8. Enlightenment for All Ages; 9. Just Business; 10. The Disaffected; 11. Maharishi Vedic City; 12. Does TM Have a Tomorrow?; Acknowledgments; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index.