New Religious Movements: Challenge and Response - Softcover

 
9780415200509: New Religious Movements: Challenge and Response
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0415200504 ISBN 13: 9780415200509
Verlag: Routledge, 2002

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New Religious Movements: Challenge & Response is the most comprehensive, wide-ranging study on the phenomena and impact of new religions.

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Dr Bryan Wilson is a Fellow Emeritus of All Souls College, Oxford. He is the author of numerous books on new religious movements. His most recent publications include, Scientology, The Social Dimensions of Sectarianism and Religion in Sociological Perspectives.

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New Religious Movements: Challenge and Response is the most comprehensive and wide-ranging study of the impact of new religions on modern societies. It explores:
-- the importance and relevance of new religions
-- the interaction between new religions and the economy, the law, the media, mental health, traditional religion, and the role of women
-- case studies of new religions in Italy and Brazil
-- the development and influence of anti-cult movements in Germany, the USA, and Britain
-- the activities of the Hare Krishna movement, the Brahma Kumaris, the Unification Church, the Jesus Army, 'The Family', the Church of Scientology, and Wicca

Each of the contributors to this collection is among the most respected and reputable experts in the field. New Religious Movements is a vital collection for any student of religion interested in gaining a comprehensive understanding of this modern phenomenon.

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Verlag
Routledge
Erscheinungsdatum
2002
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0415200504
ISBN 13 
9780415200509
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
304
Herausgeber
Cresswell Jamie, Wilson Bryan
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