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New Religious Movements

Author : Dereck Daschke
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814707025
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book New Religious Movements written by Dereck Daschke and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2005-06-17 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An original collection of primary documents conveying the wide array of ideas connected to new religious movements New Religious Movements is a highly unique volume, bringing together primary documents conveying the words and ideas of a wide array of new religious movements (NRMs), and offering a first-hand look into their belief systems. Arranged by the editors according to a new typology, the text allows readers to consider NRMS along five interrelated pathways—from those that offer new perceptions of existence or new personal identities, to those that center on relationships within family-like units, to those movements that highlight the need for recasting the social order or anticipate the dawn of a new age. The volume includes original documents from groups such as the Unification Church, Theosophy, Branch Davidians, Wicca, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Santeria, and Seventh Day Adventists, as well as many others. Each section is prefaced by a contextual introduction and concludes with a list of sources for further reading. New Religious Movements offers a rare inside look into the worldviews of alternative religious traditions.

New Religious Movements and Comparative Religion

Author : Olav Hammer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009033824
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book New Religious Movements and Comparative Religion written by Olav Hammer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2024-02-22 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Element provides an introduction to a number of less frequently explored approaches based upon the comparative study of religions. The reason for the fundamental similarity between older and newer religions is briefly explored.

The Cambridge Companion to New Religious Movements

Author : Olav Hammer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521196507
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (211 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to New Religious Movements written by Olav Hammer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-30 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume addresses the key features of new religions, such as Scientology, the Moonies and Jihadist movements, from a systematic, comparative perspective.

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.

New Religious Movements

Author : Jamie Cresswell
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134636962
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (346 download)

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Download or read book New Religious Movements written by Jamie Cresswell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Religious Movements: Challenge & Response is the most comprehensive, wide-ranging study on the global impact of new religions. * New religions discussed include Hare Krishna, Sikh Dharma, The Unification Church, The Church of Scientology, The Jesus People and Wicca. * Focuses on the rise of new religious movements in Italy, Brazil, United States, Germany and Britain. * The contributors are among the most respected and reputable experts in the field.

The Future of New Religious Movements

Author : David G. Bromley
Publisher : Mercer University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780865542389
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (423 download)

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Download or read book The Future of New Religious Movements written by David G. Bromley and published by Mercer University Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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

Cults in Context

Author : Lorne Dawson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 135152464X
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book Cults in Context written by Lorne Dawson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the face of the increasingly variegated ideological landscape of contemporary America, cults have become the focus of public controversy. The growth of new religions has been matched by the development of an organized and vocal opposition, the anti-cult movement. This in turn has prompted an extensive investigation of new religious movements (NRMs) by sociologists and psychologists of religion, as well as historians and religious studies scholars. The readings collected here contribute to the debate about cults by sampling some of the best and most accessible publications from the academic study of NRMs.The contributors address the questions most commonly asked about cults, such as: What brought about the emergence of new religious movements? What is a cult or new religious movement? Who joins new religious movements and why? Are converts to new religious movements brainwashed? Why did the Jonestown and Waco tragedies happen? Are cults inclined to be violent? What does the emergence of so many new religious movements say about our society? What does it say about the future of religion?Cults in Context surveys the descriptive typologies, theories, and data accumulated by sociologists and psychologists studying new religious movements over the last twenty years. It serves to defuse many popular fears and misconceptions about cults, allowing the reader to develop a more reasonable and tolerant understanding of the people who join new religious movements and the functions of these movements in contemporary society.

Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements

Author : Peter Clarke
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134499698
Total Pages : 921 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 921 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.

A Guide to New Religious Movements

Author : Ronald M. Enroth
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 9780830823819
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (238 download)

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Download or read book A Guide to New Religious Movements written by Ronald M. Enroth and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2005-05-26 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sociologist Ronald Enroth and a team of expert contributors provide an accessible handle on the key religious movements of our day, from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Jehovah's Witnesses to contemporary versions of Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam.

New Religious Movements in the Twenty-first Century

Author : Phillip Charles Lucas
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415965767
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (657 download)

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Download or read book New Religious Movements in the Twenty-first Century written by Phillip Charles Lucas and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Exploring New Religions

Author : George D. Chryssides
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0826438903
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book Exploring New Religions written by George D. Chryssides and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1999-12-01 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An objective, well-researched history of contemporary new religions and cults.New religious movements - popularly known as cults - arouse strong public opinion and most books on the subject are polemical, giving hostile reaction rather than informed exploration. Exploring New Religions provides an account of a wide variety of new religions, focusing on their origins, beliefs and practices, which are set out in a dispassionate way, leaving readers to form their own value judgements. George Chryssides provides important analysis of the killer cults-the Jonestown People's Temple, Waco, the Solar Temple and Heaven's Gate-examining the factors that made their followers willing to die for their cause. Older groups like the Jehovah's Witnesses and Latter-day Saints (Mormons) are discussed, and Chryssides traces the development of a variety of strands of spirituality, ranging from New Thought, Spiritualism and Theosophy. Subsequent chapters include the Baha'i, the Family (formerly Children of God), the Hare Krishna movement (ISKCON), the Jesus Army, the Rastafarians, the Church of Scientology, Transcendental Meditation (TM) and the Unification Church ('the Moonies'). Lower profile groups are also discussed including: EST (Erhard Seminar Training), the New Kadampa Tradition, Brahma Kumaris, Sai Baba, Subud and the Western Buddhist Order. A study of the New Age phenomenon, and an account of societal responses to new religions at religious, societal and political levels is also included.

New Religious Movements

Author : Eileen Barker
Publisher : Bernan Press(PA)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book New Religious Movements written by Eileen Barker and published by Bernan Press(PA). This book was released on 1989 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Religious Movements

New Religious Movements in Modern Asian History

Author : David W. Kim
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1793634033
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (936 download)

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Download or read book New Religious Movements in Modern Asian History written by David W. Kim and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides evidence that the emergence of Asian new religious movements (NRMs) was predominantly the result of anti-colonial ideology from local religious groups or individuals. The contributors argue that when traditional religions were powerless to maintain their cultural heritage, the leadership of NRMs adduced alternative principles, and the new teachings of each NRM attracted the local people enough for them to change their beliefs. The contributors argue that, as a whole, the Asian new religious movements overall were very ardent and progressive in transmitting their new ideologies. The varied viewpoints in this volume attest to the consistent development of Asian NRMs from domestic and international dimensions by replacing old, traditional religions.

New Religions in Global Perspective

Author : Peter Bernard Clarke
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415257480
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (574 download)

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Download or read book New Religions in Global Perspective written by Peter Bernard Clarke and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a complete guide to the global impact and cultural significance of new religious movements.

Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements

Author : George D. Chryssides
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0810861941
Total Pages : 447 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements written by George D. Chryssides and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New religious movements--commonly known as cults--are defined as organizations that have arisen within the last 200 years. Most treatments of these movements have typically resorted to sensationalism rather than objectivity, and New religious movements tend to receive negative media publicity. Despite their unfavorable portrayal in popular culture, however, new religious movements are a global phenomenon and much remains to be studied about these movements. In this newly updated second edition of the Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements, George D. Chryssides traces the rise and development of new religious movements throughout the world. An updated introduction summarizes the phenomenon of new religious movements and lays out the changes to the dictionary since the 2001 edition, while the main body of the dictionary consists of close to 600 cross-referenced entries on key figures, ideas, themes, and places related to various new religious movements. An index organizes the information in the dictionary, and a comprehensive bibliography leads the researcher to further sources. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about new religious movements.

Handbook of East Asian New Religious Movements

Author : Lukas Pokorny
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004362975
Total Pages : 634 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of East Asian New Religious Movements written by Lukas Pokorny and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of East Asian New Religious Movements is the first comprehensive reference work to explore major new religious actors and trajectories of the East Asian region (China/Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam).