Personal and Spiritual Development in Contemporary Romania: In Search of Ambivalence

This paper is an inquiry into the blooming sector of personal and spiritual development in contemporary Romania. It is based on interviews with providers of such services, on content analysis of blogs and books dedicated to the topic, and on participation in several workshops. The critical literatur...

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Published in:	Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Sociologia
Main Author:	Simionca Anca
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sciendo 2016-12-01
Subjects:	personal development spiritual development neoliberal subjectivity
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1515/subbs-2016-0008

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