Kemp (co-editor, Journal of Alternative Spiritualities and New Age Studies) and Lewis (religious studies, U. of Wisconsin at Stevens Point) collect 22 examples of recent scholarship on "New Age" religion and spiritual practices. Opening chapters discuss definitions of New Age and broadly chart its origins and development. Some papers discuss disciplinary contributions to the study of New Age from the perspectives of psychology, quantitative social science research, and the conceptual terrain of networks and diffusion, while others discuss New Age in relation to business, science, and pilgrimage. Global aspects of New Age are discussed as manifested in Latin America, Japan, Hawaii, and Scotland. A final set of contributions look at New Age in relation to different worldviews, including New Age skepticism, astrology, paganism, Christianity, and the holistic health movement. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)