New religious movements : a guide for the perplexed / Paul Oliver.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Guides for the perplexedPublication details: London ; New York : Continuum, c2012.Description: vii, 183 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781441125538 (hbk.)
  • 1441125531 (hbk.)
  • 9781441101976 (pbk.)
  • 1441101977 (pbk.)
  • 9781441120847 (PDF ebook)
  • 144112084X (PDF ebook)
  • 9781441190888 (ePub ebook)
  • 1441190880 (ePub ebook)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BL80.3 OLI 2012
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 176-180) and index.

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.

"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.

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