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The New Spiritual Paradigm as Facilitator of Social Change

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This essay uses macrohistory as a powerful tool to facilitate understanding of patterns of social change. The perspective thus gained can illuminate the possible reasons behind present-day dilemmas, and indicate the emerging shape of our plausible collective futures. The essay analyses the spiritual memes and cultural capital of the Federation of Damanhur, Italy, as a template for creating social cohesion and sustainability. These memes define a new Western spiritual paradigm that is capable of facilitating social change at the local level, as well as inspire change of consciousness in the wider human family.

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    Marta Botta

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Botta, M. (2019). The New Spiritual Paradigm as Facilitator of Social Change. In: Giri, A.K. (eds) Practical Spirituality and Human Development. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3687-4_5

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