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Exploring new religions /

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...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Chryssides, George D., 1945-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: London ; New York : Continuum, 2001.
Collection:Issues in contemporary religion.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Methodological issues; 2. The ''suicide cults''; 3. The old new religions; 4. The ''New Christian'' movements; 5. New religions in the Hindu tradition; 6. New forms of Buddhism; 7. Independent new religions; 8. The Human Potential Movement; 9. New Age, witchcraft and Paganism; 10. The counter-cult movement; Appendix 1: Statistical data; Appendix 2: Compendium; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.