Cults and New Religions A Brief History.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cowan, Douglas E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015.
Series:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Subjects:
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title page
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface to the Second Edition
  • List of Text Boxes
  • Chapter 1: Cults and New Religions: A Primer
  • The Range of New Religious Movements
  • Controversy and the Popular Perception of New Religious Movements
  • Further Reading on New Religious Movements
  • Chapter 2: The Church of Scientology: The Question of Religion
  • L. Ron Hubbard and the Origins of Scientology
  • Beliefs and Practices of the Church of Scientology
  • The Organizational Structure of the Church of Scientology
  • The Church of Scientology and the Question of Religion
  • Researching Scientology
  • Further Reading on the Church of Scientology
  • Chapter 3: Transcendental Meditation: The Questions of Science and Therapy
  • Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the Arrival of Transcendental Meditation
  • Beliefs and Practices of Transcendental Meditation
  • The Growth and Development of Transcendental Meditation
  • Transcendental Meditation: The Questions of Science and Therapy
  • Researching Transcendental Meditation
  • Further Reading on Transcendental Meditation
  • Chapter 4: Ramtha and the New Age: The Question of "Dangerous Cult"
  • Who Is JZ Knight and Who Is Ramtha?
  • History and Development of Ramtha's School of Enlightenment
  • Beliefs and Practices of Ramtha's School of Enlightenment
  • RSE and the Question of the 'Dangerous Cult'
  • Researching Ramtha
  • Further Reading on the New Age Movement
  • Chapter 5: The Unification Church/The Family Federation: The Brainwashing/Deprogramming Controversy
  • Sun Myung Moon: Savior from the East
  • Doctrinal Beliefs and Ritual Practices of the Unification Church
  • The Growth and Organization of the Unification Church outside Korea
  • Brainwashing, Deprogramming, and the Unification Church
  • Researching the Unification Church
  • Further Reading on the Unification Church
  • Chapter 6: The Children of God/The Family International: The Issue of Sexuality
  • Mo: David Berg and the Origins of the Children of God
  • Social Organization of the Children of God/The Family
  • Beliefs, Rituals, and Practices of the Children of God/The Family
  • The Children of God/The Family and the Issue of Sexuality
  • Researching the Children of God/The Family
  • Further Reading on the Children of God/The Family
  • Chapter 7: The Branch Davidians: The Question of Cults, Media, and Violence
  • Part I
  • The Historical Development of the Branch Davidians
  • Beliefs and Practices of the Branch Davidians under David Koresh
  • The Siege at Waco and the Problem of Mass Media
  • Researching the Branch Davidians
  • Further Reading on the Branch Davidians
  • Chapter 8: Heaven's Gate: The Question of Cults and Violence
  • Part II
  • Ti, Do, and the Origins of Heaven's Gate
  • Beliefs and Practices of Heaven's Gate
  • Recruitment and Social Organization in Heaven's Gate
  • The Evolutionary Level Above Human: New Religions, Violence, and the Media
  • Researching Heaven's Gate

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