Controversial new religions
Featuring the new religious movements (NRMs) that have attracted the most scholarly attention over the past few years, this text includes groups such as the Branch Davidians, Heaven's Gate and Falun Gong, explaining their ethos and beliefs, as well as examining more controversial accusations.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York Oxford
Oxford University Press
2005
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| In: | Year: 2005 |
| Reviews: | Review: Controversial New Religions, by James R. Lewis and Jesper Aagard Petersen (2010) (Adams, George)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
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B Religious movement B Satanism B New Age |
| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Cults |
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Table of Contents Volltext (Verlag) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Featuring the new religious movements (NRMs) that have attracted the most scholarly attention over the past few years, this text includes groups such as the Branch Davidians, Heaven's Gate and Falun Gong, explaining their ethos and beliefs, as well as examining more controversial accusations. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 483 p.) |
| ISBN: | 0199784809 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/019515682X.001.0001 |