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Comprehending Cults - Couverture souple

Dawson, Lorne L.

 
9780195411546: Comprehending Cults
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0195411544 ISBN 13 : 9780195411546
Editeur : Oxford University Press, Canada, 1998

Synopsis

Cults, what do we really know about them? Long the focus of controversy, cults or what sociologists prefer to call new religious movements, have been studied by scholars for years. This book summarizes, synthesizes, and assesses the results of years of research into new religious movements by historians, sociologists, and psychologist of religion. Organized in terms of seven of the most commonly asked questions about cults (e.g., Why did they emerge? Who joins them and why? Why do some become violent?), the book clarifies the issues at stake, seeking to replace prejudice and speculation with reliable insights into the nature of cult activity.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book summarises, synthesizes, and asseses over forty years of research in new religious movements by historians, sociologists, and psychologists of religion. Comprehending Cults provides an excellent introduction to the study of new religious phenomena.

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press, Canada
Date d'édition
1998
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0195411544
ISBN 13 
9780195411546
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
240
Coordonnées du fabricant
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