The Social Dimensions of Sectarianism: Sects and New Religious Movements in Contemporary Society - Couverture rigide

Wilson, Bryan R.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0198273460 ISBN 13 : 9780198273462

Editeur : Clarendon Press, 1990

Synopsis

Bryan Wilson explores the complex relationships between religious sects and contemporary Western society. He examines the controversial social, political and religious issues that arise as sects seek to pursue a way of life at variance with that of other people, and which at times bring them into conflict with outsiders or with the state. Sects are often subject to negative theological and moral judgements that are by no means always well-informed. Dr Wilson asserts that they can be understood only as social entities, and that, as in the case of other social phenomena, a scientifically neutral and unbiased approach is essential if their emergence and persistence are to be explained. He traces the growth and expansion of various movements, such as the Unification Church, the Scientologists, Jehovah's Witnesses and the Exclusive Brethren, relates them to their social context, and indicates the sections of society from which their support is likey to come. Particular essays are devoted to the attraction of sects for converts, the means by which commitment is sustained, and the personal and social consequences of sectarianism.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In this wide-ranging collection Bryan Wilson explores the complex relationships between religious sects and contemporary Western society. He examines the controversial social, political, and religious issues that arise as sects seek to pursue a way of life at variance with that of other people, and which at times brings them into conflict with outsiders or with the state.

Revue de presse

[Bryan Wilson] is the leading authority on this subject and has a unique knowledge of the complexities of sectarianism. (Church Times)

I doubt if you will find a more complete enquiry into the subject than this fine collection ... written in the most gloriously lucid prose that reads as easily as Dickens. (Catholic Herald)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Clarendon Press
• Date d'édition: 1990
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0198273460
• ISBN 13: 9780198273462
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 311
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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