New religious movements in modern Asian history: sociocultural alternatives

The new religious movements (NRMs) of Modern Asia commonly offered a new way of hope for enduring the socio-political situation of colonial life. This volume explores particular cases in relation to the aspects of origin, identity, transnational activity, text, hybrid conditions, religionized politi...

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Contributors: Kim, David W. (Editor) ; Barker, Eileen 1938- (Writer of preface)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Lanham Lexington Books [2020]
In:Year: 2020
Series/Journal:Ethnographies of religion
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Asia / Religious movement / New religion / Socio-cultural change / Decolonisation
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Cults-Asia
B Electronic books
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Erscheint auch als: 9781793634023
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Summary:The new religious movements (NRMs) of Modern Asia commonly offered a new way of hope for enduring the socio-political situation of colonial life. This volume explores particular cases in relation to the aspects of origin, identity, transnational activity, text, hybrid conditions, religionized politics, geopolitical exchange, and millennialism.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 285 Seiten), Illustrationen
ISBN:1793634033