Cults and New Religions / Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion (PDF)
A Brief History
(Sprache: Englisch)
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...
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...
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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'
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'
Autoren-Porträt von Douglas E. Cowan, David G. Bromley
Douglas E. Cowan is Professor of Religious Studies and Social Development Studies at Renison University College, at the University of Waterloo. He is the author of Cults and New Religious Movements: A Brief History, Cyberhenge: Modern Pagans on the Internet (2005), Bearing False Witness? An Introduction to the Christian Countercult(2003) Sacred Terror: Religion and Horror on the Silver Screen (2008) and Sacred Space: The Quest for Transcendence in Science Fiction Film and Television (2010).David G. Bromley is Director of the World Religions and Spirituality Project and Professor of Religious Studies and Sociology in the School of World Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. His most recent publications include Defining Religion: Critical Approaches to Drawing Boundaries Between Sacred and Secular (2003) and Cults, Religion and Violence (2001).
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autoren: Douglas E. Cowan , David G. Bromley
- 2015, 2. Auflage, 248 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
- ISBN-10: 111872349X
- ISBN-13: 9781118723494
- Erscheinungsdatum: 27.04.2015
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