New religious movements in modern Asian history: sociocultural alternatives
This book provides evidence that the emergence of Asian new religious movements (NRMs) was predominantly the result of anti-colonial ideology from local religious groups or individuals. The contributors argue that when traditional religions were powerless to maintain their cultural heritage, the lea...
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс |
| Язык: | Английский |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Опубликовано: |
Lanham, Maryland
Lexington Books
[2020]
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| В: | Год: 2025 |
| Серии журналов/журналы: | Ethnographies of religion
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| Другие ключевые слова: | B
Asia
Religious life and customs
B Cults (Asia) B Религия (мотив) B Asia B Eastern B History B Social Science B Cults |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: New Religious Movements in Modern Asian History: Sociocultural Alternatives. - 9781793634030. - 9781978776753 Erscheint auch als: New Religious Movements in Modern Asian History: Sociocultural Alternatives. - 9781793634023. - 9781793634047 |
| Итог: | This book provides evidence that the emergence of Asian new religious movements (NRMs) was predominantly the result of anti-colonial ideology from local religious groups or individuals. The contributors argue that when traditional religions were powerless to maintain their cultural heritage, the leadership of NRMs adduced alternative principles, and the new teachings of each NRM attracted the local people enough for them to change their beliefs. The contributors argue that, as a whole, the Asian new religious movements overall were very ardent and progressive in transmitting their new ideologies. The varied viewpoints in this volume attest to the consistent development of Asian NRMs from domestic and international dimensions by replacing old, traditional religions |
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| Примечание: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Объем: | 1 Online-Ressource (xix, 285 pages), color illustrations |
| ISBN: | 978-1-9787-2166-1 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5040/9781978721661 |
