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Cults and New Religions by Douglas E. Cowan; David G. BromleyA fully updated, revised and expanded edition of this introduction to cults and new religious movements Profiles a number of the most visible, significant, and controversial new religious movements, presenting each group's history, doctrines, rituals, leadership, and organization Offers a discussion of the major controversies in which new religious movements have been involved, using each profiled group to illustrate the nature of one of those controversies.
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ISBN: 9781405161282
Publication Date: 2007-09-24
Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements by Peter B. Clarke (Editor)New Religious Movements (NRMs) are radically changing the way people understand and practice religion and spirituality. 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.
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ISBN: 9780415267076
Publication Date: 2005-12-20
Encyclopedia of Religion in America by Charles H. Lippy; Peter W. Williams'Encyclopedia of Religion in America' examines how religious history and practices are woven into the political, social, cultural, and historical landscape of North America. This authoritative four-volume reference work explains the origins, development, adaptation, influence, and interrelations of the many faiths practised, including major world religions, new religious sects, cults, and religious movements that originated or had an influence in the United States.
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ISBN: 0872895807
Publication Date: 2010-06-01
Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements by George D. ChryssidesNew 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.
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ISBN: 9780810879676
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements by James R. Lewis (Editor)The study of New Religious Movements (NRMs) is one of the fastest-growing areas of religious studies. This Handbook covers the current state of the field and breaks new ground. Its contributors are drawn equally from sociology and religious studies and include both established scholars and"rising stars" in the field. The core chapters deal with such central issues as conversion, the brainwashing debate, millennialism, and modernization. Another section deals with NRM subfields such as neopaganism, satanism, and UFO religions. The final section considers NRMs in global perspective.