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Oliver, Paul         Hinduism and the 1960s : the rise of a counter-culture / Paul Oliver         ix, 189 pages ; 25 cm         Machine generated contents note: Part I. The Rise of a Counter-culture -- 1. Intellectual Roots of the 1960s Counter-culture -- 2. Social and Political Movements of the Counter-culture -- 3. Spirituality in the Counter-culture -- Part II. Hinduism and the Counter-culture -- 4. The Philosophy of Hinduism and its Attractions for the Counter-culture -- 5. Transcendental Meditation and the Beatles -- 6. Drugs, Enlightenment and Hinduism -- 7. Ahimsa, Ghandi and the Peace Movement -- 8. Sexual Liberation, Tantra and the Kama Sutra -- 9. Ashrams, Communes and the Hippy Lifestyle -- 10. Ayurvedic Medicine and Naturalistic Well-being -- 11. Yoga, Mysticism and Spiritual Consciousness -- Part III. The Legacy in Contemporary Lifestyle -- 12. Overland to India : A Modern Pilgrimage -- 13. Meditation in a Secular Religion -- 14. The Seeker and an Alternative to Consumer Society.         ISBN9781472533036 (hardback) :         ISBN9781472531551 (paperback) :         1. Hinduism – Social aspects.         1. Counterculture.         1. Nineteen sixties.         1. RELIGION / General.         1. RELIGION / Hinduism / General.         1. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion.