Legitimating new religions /
James R. Lewis has written the first book to deal explicitly with the issue of how emerging religions legitimate themselves. He contends that a new religion has at least four different, though overlapping, areas where legitimacy is a concern: making converts, maintaining followers, shaping public op...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Main Author: | Lewis, James R. |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
©2003.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
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