9780810861947: Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements
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ISBN 10 : 0810861941 ISBN 13 : 9780810861947
Editeur : Scarecrow Press, 2011

Synopsis

New religious movements-commonly known as cults-are defined as organizations that have arisen within the last 200 years. Most treatments of these movements have typically resorted to sensationalism rather than objectivity, and New religious movements tend to receive negative media publicity. Despite their unfavorable portrayal in popular culture, however, new religious movements are a global phenomenon and much remains to be studied about these movements.

In this newly updated second edition of the Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements, George D. Chryssides traces the rise and development of new religious movements throughout the world. An updated introduction summarizes the phenomenon of new religious movements and lays out the changes to the dictionary since the 2001 edition, while the main body of the dictionary consists of close to 600 cross-referenced entries on key figures, ideas, themes, and places related to various new religious movements. An index organizes the information in the dictionary, and a comprehensive bibliography leads the researcher to further sources. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about new religious movements.

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À propos de l'auteur

George D. Chryssides is currently an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham, and York St John University. He has published extensively on new religious movements and he is the author of Historical Dictionary of Jehovah's Witnesses (2008) and Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements, Second Edition (2011). He is currently president of the International Society for the Study of New Religions and Co-Vice-Chair of Inform (Information Network on New Religious Movements), based at King's College London.

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Éditeur
Scarecrow Press
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0810861941
ISBN 13 
9780810861947
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
446
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780810840959: Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0810840952 ISBN 13 :  9780810840959
Editeur : Scarecrow Press, 2001
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