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Cults and New Religions
A Brief History
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This edition is ideal for students, scholars, and readers interested in contemporary religion, sociology, and cultural studies, as well as anyone seeking a balanced and thorough introduction to cults and new religious movements.
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.
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This unparalleled introduction to cults and new religious movements has been completely updated and expanded to reflect the latest developments. Each chapter reviews the origins, leaders, beliefs, rituals, and practices of a new religious movement (NRM), highlighting the specific controversies surrounding each group.
Cults and New Religions is a fully updated, revised, and expanded edition of an unparalleled introduction to cults and new religious movements. It profiles a number of the most visible, significant, and controversial new religious movements, presenting each group’s history, doctrines, rituals, leadership, and organization.
Additionally, the book 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. It 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 in this edition include methods of studying new religions in each chapter, as well as presentations on ‘groups to watch’.
Series: Wiley Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion
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ISBN: 9781118722107
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 June 2015
Country: United States
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition: 2nd edition
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 13.0mm
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 226.0mm
Weight: 363g
Pages: 256
About the Author
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).
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