Oliver, Paul. <br/><br/>
New religious movements :  a guide for the perplexed / 
Paul Oliver. 
 - London ;  New York :  Continuum,  c2012. 
 - vii, 183 p.  ;  22 cm. 
 - Continuum Guides for the perplexed .
 - Guides for the perplexed. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 176-180) and index. 
<br/><br/>Part I. Philosophical issues and new religious movements. Conceptual analysis and new religious movements -- Application of concepts to new religious movements -- Part II. A survey of new religious movements. Movements related to Hinduism -- Movements related to Christianity -- Movements related to Buddhism -- Syncretistic movements -- A synthesis of the main themes -- Part III. Sociological and psychological themes in new religious movements. Psychological themes in new religious movements -- Gender and diversity -- Power and authority -- Postmodernism and the development of new religious movements. 
<br/><br/> "This book analyses the concepts we use to discuss new religions, and surveys a range of different movements which were established in the second half of the 20th century"--provided by publisher. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781441125538 (hbk.) 1441125531 (hbk.) 9781441101976 (pbk.) 1441101977 (pbk.) 9781441120847 (PDF ebook) 144112084X (PDF ebook) 9781441190888 (ePub ebook) 1441190880 (ePub ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB196907  bnb GBB196907  dnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015869298  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cults.<br/>Sects.<br/>Kult.<br/>Neue Religion.<br/>Sekte.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL80.3 OLI 2012