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Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements

Author : Peter Clarke
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134499698
Total Pages : 720 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements written by Peter Clarke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Religious Movements (NRMs) can involve vast numbers of followers and in many cases are radically changing the way people understand and practice religion and spirituality. Moreover, many are having a profound impact on the form and content of mainstream religion. The Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements provides uniquely global coverage of the phenomenon, with entries on over three-hundred movement from almost every country in the world. Coverage includes movements that derive from the major religions of the world and to neo-traditional movements, movements often overlooked in the study of NRMs. In addition to the coverage of particular movements there are also entries on topics, themes, key thinkers and key ideas, for example the New Age Movement, Neo-Paganism, New Religion and gender, NRMs and cyberspace, NRMs and the law, the Anti-Cult Movement, Swedenborg, Jung, Teilhard de Chardin, Lovelock, Gurdjieff, al-Banna, Qutb. The marked global approach and comprehensiveness of the encyclopedia enable an appreciation of the innovative energy of NRMs, of their extraordinary diversity, and the often surprising ways in which they can propagate geographically. The most ambitions publication of its sort, the Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements is a major addition to the reference literature for students and researchers of the field in religious studies and the social sciences. Entries are cross-referenced with short bibliographies for further reading. There is a full index.

Encyclopedia of New Religions

Author : Christopher Hugh Partridge
Publisher : Lion Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of New Religions written by Christopher Hugh Partridge and published by Lion Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive and authoritative guide to over 200 new religions, sects and alternative spiritualities

Encyclopedia of New Religions

Author : Christopher Partridge
Publisher : Lion Books
ISBN 13 : 9780745952192
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of New Religions written by Christopher Partridge and published by Lion Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive and authoritative guide to 200 new religions, sects and alternative spiritualities functioning in today's world

Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements

Author : Peter Bernard Clarke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781135001124
Total Pages : 794 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements written by Peter Bernard Clarke and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Religious Movements (NRMs) can involve vast numbers of followers and in many cases are radically changing the way people understand and practice religion and spirituality. Moreover, many are having a profound impact on the form and content of mainstream religion. The Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements provides global coverage of the phenomenon, with entries on over three hundred movements from almost every country in the world. Coverage includes movements that derive from the major religions of the world and to neo-traditional movements, movements often overlooked in the study of NRMs. In addition to the coverage of particular movements there are also entries on topics, themes, key thinkers and key ideas, for example the New Age Movement, Neo-Paganism, New Religion and gender, NRMs and cyberspace, NRMs and the law, the Anti-Cult Movement, Swedenborg, Jung, Teilhard de Chardin, Lovelock, Gurdjieff, al-Banna, Qutb. Entries are cross-referenced with short bibliographies for further reading. --From publisher's description.

Understanding New Religious Movements

Author : John A. Saliba
Publisher : AltaMira Press
ISBN 13 : 0585483108
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (854 download)

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Download or read book Understanding New Religious Movements written by John A. Saliba and published by AltaMira Press. This book was released on 2004-09-08 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discussions of any religion can easily raise passions. But arguments tend to become even more heated when the religion under discussion is characterized as new. Divisions around the study of new religious movements (NRMs), or cults, or nontraditional or alternative or emergent religions are so acute that there is even controversy over what to call them. John Saliba strives to bring balance to these discussions by offering perspectives on new religions from different academic perspectives: history, psychology, sociology, law, theology, and counseling. This approach provides rich descriptions of a broad range of movements while demonstrating how the differing aims of the disciplines can create much of the controversy around NRMs. The new second edition has been updated and revised throughout and includes a new foreword by noted historian of religion, J. Gordon Melton. For classes in religion or the social sciences, or for interested individuals, Understanding New Religious Movements offers the most objective introduction possible.

The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements

Author : James R. Lewis
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190611529
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements written by James R. Lewis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of New Religious Movements (NRMs) is one of the fastest-growing areas of religious studies, and since the release of the first edition of The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements in 2003, the field has continued to expand and break new ground. In this all-new volume, James R. Lewis and Inga B. Tøllefsen bring together established and rising scholars to address an expanded range of topics, covering traditional religious studies topics such as "scripture," "charisma," and "ritual," while also applying new theoretical approaches to NRM topics. Other chapters cover understudied topics in the field, such as the developmental patterns of NRMs and subcultural considerations in the study of NRMs. The first part of this book examines NRMs from a social-scientific perspective, particularly that of sociology. In the second section, the primary factors that have put the study of NRMs on the map, controversy and conflict, are considered. The third section investigates common themes within the field of NRMs, while the fourth examines the approaches that religious studies researchers have taken to NRMs. As NRM Studies has grown, subfields such as Esotericism, New Age Studies, and neo-Pagan Studies have grown as distinct and individual areas of study, and the final section of the book investigates these emergent fields.

The Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects, and New Religions

Author : James R. Lewis
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1615927387
Total Pages : 951 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (159 download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects, and New Religions written by James R. Lewis and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2001-03 with total page 951 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surpassing the scope and the thoroughness of the first edition, this new edition of The Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects, and New Religions is the most wide-ranging and accessible resource on the historically significant and more obscure, sinister, and bizarre religious groups. Including many entries by scholarly specialists, this volume explains more than 1,000 diverse groups and movements, from such well-known sects as the Branch Davidians, Aum Shinrikyo, and Heaven's Gate, to obscure groups like Ordo Templi Satanas, Witches International, and the Nudist Christian Church of the Blessed Virgin Jesus. In addition to an exhaustive index and handy cross-references, the second edition includes over a hundred new topical entries on subjects relevant to understanding sectarian movements, from snake-handling and satanic ritual abuse to brainwashing and exorcism.This book, a must for all libraries and schools, will endure as the first and only point of reference for researchers, scholars, students, and anyone interested in fringe religious groups.

Encyclopedia of Religion and Society

Author : William H. Swatos
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
ISBN 13 : 9780761989561
Total Pages : 618 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (895 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Religion and Society written by William H. Swatos and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 1998 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the new millennium approaches, the sacred and profane interface, conflict, and intermingle in novel ways. The Encyclopedia of Religion and Society provides a guide map for these developments. From succinct, brief notes to essay-length entries, it covers world religions, religious perspectives on political and social issues, and religious leaders and scholars -- present and past -- in the United States and the world. This comprehensive volume is an essential reference for studies in the anthropology, psychology, politics, and sociology of religion. Topics include: abortion, adolescence, African-American religious experience, anthropology of religion, Buddhism, commitment, conversion, definition of religion, ecology movement, Emile Durkheim, ethnicity, fundamentalism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, new religious movements, organization, parish, Talcott Parsons, racism, research methods, Roman Catholicism, sexism, Unification Church, Max Weber, and many others.

The Encyclopedia of World Religions

Author : Robert S. Ellwood
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438110383
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of World Religions written by Robert S. Ellwood and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains nearly 600 brief entries on the world's religious traditions.

The SAGE Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Religion

Author : Adam Possamai
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1529721962
Total Pages : 2320 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book The SAGE Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Religion written by Adam Possamai and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2020-02-14 with total page 2320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The SAGE Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Religion takes a three-pronged look at this, namely investigating the role of religion in society; unpacking and evaluating the significance of religion in and on human history; and tracing and outlining the social forces and influences that shape religion. This encyclopedia covers a range of themes from: • fundamental topics like definitions • secularization • dimensions of religiosity to such emerging issues as civil religion • new religious movements This Encyclopedia also addresses contemporary dilemmas such as fundamentalism and extremism and the role of gender in religion.

Encyclopedia of Religion in America

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781608712427
Total Pages : 2481 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (124 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Religion in America written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 2481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the significant religious denominations and movements that have originated or flourished in North America, from the beginning of European settlement to the present day.

Encyclopedia of Millennialism and Millennial Movements

Author : Richard Allen Landes
Publisher : Taylor & Francis US
ISBN 13 : 9780415922463
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (224 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Millennialism and Millennial Movements written by Richard Allen Landes and published by Taylor & Francis US. This book was released on 2000 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring over 200 entries, numerous illustrations and extracts of primary source material, this work covers millenial movements throughout the world. The entries are written by specialists in the field, and cover such issues as: 666; charismatic leadership; church triumphant; Heaven's gate; Jehovah's Witnesses; native American ghost dance; promise-keepers; religious conversion; women in millennial movements; seventh-day adventism; societal stress; Y2K; UFO-logy; utopia; and more.

A Historical Introduction to the Study of New Religious Movements

Author : W. Michael Ashcraft
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351670832
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book A Historical Introduction to the Study of New Religious Movements written by W. Michael Ashcraft and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American public’s perception of New Religious Movements (NRMs) as fundamentally harmful cults stems from the "anticult" movement of the 1970s, which gave a sometimes hysterical and often distorted image of NRMs to the media. At the same time, academics pioneered a new field, studying these same NRMs from sociological and historical perspectives. They offered an interpretation that ran counter to that of the anticult movement. For these scholars in the new field of NRM studies, NRMs were legitimate religions deserving of those freedoms granted to established religions. Those scholars in NRM studies continued to evolve methods and theories to study NRMs. This book tells their story. Each chapter begins with a biography of a key person involved in studying NRMs. The narrative unfolds chronologically, beginning with late nineteenth- and early-twentieth century perceptions of religions alternative to the mainstream. Then the focus shifts to those early efforts, in the 1960s and 1970s, to comprehend the growing phenomena of cults or NRMs using the tools of academic disciplines. The book’s midpoint is a chapter that looks closely at the scholarship of the anticult movement, and from there moves forward in time to the present, highlighting themes in the study of NRMs like violence, gender, and reflexive ethnography. No other book has used the scholars of NRMs as the focus for a study in this way. The material in this volume is, therefore, a fascinating viewpoint from which to explore the origins of this vibrant academic community, as well as analyse the practice of Religious Studies more generally.

Violence and New Religious Movements

Author : James R. Lewis
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780199831319
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (313 download)

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Download or read book Violence and New Religious Movements written by James R. Lewis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-04-06 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relationship between new religious movements (NRMs) and violence has long been a topic of intense public interest--an interest heavily fueled by multiple incidents of mass violence involving certain groups. Some of these incidents have made international headlines. When New Religious Movements make the news, it's usually because of some violent episode. Some of the most famous NRMs are known much more for the violent way they came to an end than for anything else. Violence and New Religious Movements offers a comprehensive examination of violence by-and against-new religious movements. The book begins with theoretical essays on the relationship between violence and NRMs and then moves on to examine particular groups. There are essays on the "Big Five"--the most well-known cases of violent incidents involving NRMs: Jonestown, Waco, Solar Temple, the Aum Shunrikyo subway attack, and the Heaven's Gate suicides. But the book also provides a richer survey by examining a host of lesser-known groups. This volume is the culmination of decades of research by scholars of New Religious Movements.

Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America: Native American creation stories

Author : Rosemary Skinner Keller
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253346872
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (468 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America: Native American creation stories written by Rosemary Skinner Keller and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fundamental and well-illustrated reference collection for anyone interested in the role of women in North American religious life.

The Encyclopedia of Religious Phenomena

Author : J Gordon Melton
Publisher : Visible Ink Press
ISBN 13 : 1578592593
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (785 download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Religious Phenomena written by J Gordon Melton and published by Visible Ink Press. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From sacred mountains and places of pilgrimage to visions and out-of-body travel, this reference explores unusual and unexplained physical events, apparitions, and other phenomena rooted in religious beliefs. Each entry features a balanced presentation and includes a description of the phenomenon, the religious claims surrounding the occurrence, and a scientific response. Touring the world and history, this comprehensive reference includes entries on angels, comets, Marian apparitions, and religious figures such as Jesus, Mohammad, and Lao Tzu.

The Bloomsbury Companion to New Religious Movements

Author : George D. Chryssides
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1441198296
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book The Bloomsbury Companion to New Religious Movements written by George D. Chryssides and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-01-02 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bloomsbury Companion to New Religious Movements covers key themes such as charismatic leadership, conversion and brainwashing, prophecy and millennialism, violence and suicide, gender and sexuality, legal issues, and the portrayal of New Religious Movements by the media and anti-cult organisations. Several categories of new religions receive special attention, including African new religions, Japanese new religions, Mormons, and UFO religions. This guide to New Religious Movements and their critical study brings together 29 world-class international scholars, and serves as a resource to students and researchers. The volume highlights the current state of academic study in the field, and explores areas in which future research might develop. Clearly and accessibly organised to help users quickly locate key information and analysis, the book includes an A to Z of key terms, extensive guides to further resources, a comprehensive bibliography, and a timeline of major developments in the field such as the emergence of new groups, publications, legal decisions, and historical events.