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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Autor principal: Bainbridge, William Sims 1940- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: New York, NY [u.a.] Routledge 1997
En:Año: 1997
Críticas:The Sociology of Religious Movements. William Sims Bainbridge (1998) (Christiano, Kevin J.)
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B USA / Movimiento religioso / Sociología
Otras palabras clave:B Christian Sociology
B Religion and sociology
B United States Religión 20th century
B United States Religión
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Sumario: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.
Notas:Literaturverz. S. [423] - 463
ISBN:0415912024