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Author by : Elisabeth Arweck
Languange Used : de
Release Date : 2006
Publisher by : Psychology Press
ISBN : 041527754X
This cutting-edge analysis of American and European new religious movements explores the controversies between religious groups and the majority interests which oppose them. It asks how modern societies can best respond to new religious movements,...
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Author by : David G. Bromley
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 1987
Publisher by : Mercer University Press
ISBN : 0865542384
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Author by : Elisabeth Arweck
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2004-08-02
Publisher by : Routledge
ISBN : 9781134472475
What this book is about -- Milestones in a reseach itinerary -- Institutions and institutional knowledge -- Sketching in the cultural background -- The anti-cult movement's response -- The response of the mainstream churches -- Conclusions....
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Author by : Elisabeth Arweck
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2004-08-02
Publisher by : Routledge
ISBN : 9781134472468
New religious movements such as the Moonies, Jehovah's Witnesses and Hare Krishnas are now well established in mainstream cultural consciousness. But responses to these 'cult' groups still tend to be overwhelmingly negative, characterized by the furious reactions that they evoke from majority interests. Modern societies need to learn how best to respond to such movements, and how to interpret their benefits and dangers. Researching New Religious Movements provides a cutting-edge analysis of the controversy around new religions in America and Europe today. Drawing on original fieldwork, it explores the battles between the recruiting factions of groups like the Moonies, and the anti-cult movements and Church societies that have mobilized to oppose these. It considers academic and media interventions on both sides, placing special emphasis on the problems of objectivity inherent in the language of 'sects', 'abduction' and 'brainwashing'. Ideal for students, researchers and professionals, this provocative and much-needed book takes the debate over new religious movements to a newly sophisticated level....
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Author by : Elisabeth Arweck
Languange Used : en
Release Date :
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ISBN : 0203688813
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Author by : Douglas E. Cowan
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2015-06-15
Publisher by : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN : 9781118722107
This unparalleled introduction to cults and new religious movements has been completely up-dated and expanded to reflect the latest developments; each chapter reviews the origins, leaders, beliefs, rituals and practices of a NRM, highlighting the specific controversies surrounding each group. A fully updated, revised and expanded edition of an unparalleled 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 Covers debates including what constitutes an authentic religion, the validity of claims of brainwashing techniques, the implications of experimentation with unconventional sexual practices, and the deeply rooted cultural fears that cults engender New sections include methods of studying new religions in each chapter as well as presentations on ‘groups to watch’...
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Author by : Peter Clarke
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2004-03
Publisher by : Routledge
ISBN : 9781134499700
An essential companion to both research and scholarship upon which undergraduates, postgraduates, lecturers and researchers can all be expected to draw....
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Author by : Jamie Cresswell
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Publisher by : Routledge
ISBN : 9781134636969
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....
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Author by : Phillip Charles Lucas
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2004
Publisher by : Psychology Press
ISBN : 0415965764
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company....
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Author by : Morgan Luck
Languange Used : en
Release Date : 2016-04-22
Publisher by : Routledge
ISBN : 9781317081166
Philosophy of religion is focused chiefly on theism. Yet there are a growing number of new and alternative religious movements that would also benefit from philosophical scrutiny. This book is the first collection of philosophical essays, by a team of international authors, focusing on new and alternative religious movements. The book begins with an examination of the definition of new religious movements, before offering an introduction to, and an analysis of, core beliefs held by particular movements, including: Scientology, Raelianism, Siddha Yoga, the Arica School, the Church of the Latter Day Saints (Mormonism), Pantheism, Digital Theology, New Atheism, and the Word of Faith movement. Contributors offer an analysis of one or more of the core tenets of the religious movement, providing readers with both an insight into the group, and the methodology of philosophy of religion....