Radical Transformations in Minority Religions
This volume examines radical transformations undergone by a variety of minority religions, including the Children of God/ Family International; Gnosticism; Jediism; various manifestations of Paganism; LGBT Muslim groups; the Plymouth Brethren; Santa Muerte; and Satanism.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Milton
Taylor & Francis Group
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | Routledge Inform Series on Minority Religions and Spiritual Movements Ser.
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
New religion
/ Sect
/ Counter-culture
/ Renewal
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Sects B Electronic books |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | This volume examines radical transformations undergone by a variety of minority religions, including the Children of God/ Family International; Gnosticism; Jediism; various manifestations of Paganism; LGBT Muslim groups; the Plymouth Brethren; Santa Muerte; and Satanism. Intro -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Figures -- Contributors -- 1. Radical transformations in minority religions: reflections -- Interactions with society leading to radical change -- Technology and institutions -- Seeking legitimacy in the face of outside forces -- The role of new revelations in radical change -- Change and the academic -- Bibliography -- Part I: Internal forces leading to radical changes -- 2. What did they do about it? A sociological perspective on reactions to child sexual abuse in three new religions -- Setting the scene -- What did they do about it? -- ISKCON -- The Children of God -- The Jesus Fellowship -- Where are they now? -- Contextualising 'the triumph of evil' -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 3. Children of Heimdall: Ásatrú ideas of ancestry -- Descendants of saga heroes: the Ásatrúarfélagið -- Race as religion: the Ásatrú Folk Assembly -- Spiritual kin: the Troth -- 'All the tribes': continuing revision -- Note -- Bibliography -- 4. Varieties of enlightenment: revisions in the Enlighten Next movement around Andrew Cohen -- Enlightenment -- Andrew Cohen -- Stage one: personal enlightenment -- Sangha as a joyous community of finders -- Stage two: from personal to impersonal enlightenment -- Sangha as proving ground and showcase of enlightened living -- Stage three: evolutionary enlightenment -- Conclusion -- Postscript -- Bibliography -- 5. "Not all Druids wear robes": countercultural experiences of youth and the revision of ritual in British Druidry -- Context: the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids and White Horse Camps -- The senex and the puer: youth and age as dialectic -- An ethnographic case: coming of age rituals -- The senex and the fool: changes in Druidry and the problem of youth -- Notes -- Bibliography. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (293 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-1-351-85122-0 |
