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Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements

By Peter Clarke

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2005
ISBN
9780203484333, 0-203-48433-9, 0-203-59897-0
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6487623 bytes)
Pages
794\842
Topic
Religion
Library
torrents.ru tech collections 2009-11-14
Time added
2010-01-11 02:35:34

Description

The press of late hasn't been good for new religious movements (NRMs), cementing a negative view that equates them with cults, sects, or counterculture groups. While violence, brainwashing, and other instruments of control are all part of some new religious movements, they are not the complete story. This new reference work attempts to show that NRMs are a global phenomenon attracting millions and can offer religious innovation to existing traditions, or creative alternatives, whether by integrating the spiritual and the psychological or articulating a new model of authentic selfhood.

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