The sociology of religious movements
Explaining how religion and society transform each other, this book explores such movements as Holiness, Adventism, religious communes, Satanism, New Age and democratization. The Sociology of Religious Movements is the culmination of work begun in The Future of Religion (the 1986 award winner of the...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY [u.a.]
Routledge
1997
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| In: | Year: 1997 |
| Reviews: | The Sociology of Religious Movements. William Sims Bainbridge (1998) (Christiano, Kevin J.)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Religious movement
/ Sociology
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| Further subjects: | B
Christian Sociology
B Religion and sociology B United States Religion B United States Religion 20th century |
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| Summary: | Explaining how religion and society transform each other, this book explores such movements as Holiness, Adventism, religious communes, Satanism, New Age and democratization. The Sociology of Religious Movements is the culmination of work begun in The Future of Religion (the 1986 award winner of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion) and A Theory of Religion (1993 award winner of the Pacific Sociological Association). Explaining religious schism, innovation, and conversion to show how religion and society transform each other, this book explores such movements as: Holiness, Adventism, religious communes, Children of God, Satanism, New York City Mission Society, New Age, Asian imports, and democratization. |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverz. S. [423] - 463 |
| ISBN: | 0415912024 |