RT Book
T1 New religions as global cultures: making the human sacred
T2 Explorations
A1 Hexham, Irving 1943-
A1 Poewe, Karla
A2 Poewe, Karla O. ca. 20. Jh.
LA English
PP Boulder, Colo.
PB Westview Press
YR 1997
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/222919779
AB "Although the Great Anti-Cult Crusade links new religious movements to dangerous cults, brainwashing, and the need for deprogramming, Karla Poewe and Irving Hexham argue that many cults are the product of a dynamic interaction between folk religions and the teachings of traditional world religions. Drawing on examples from Africa, the United States, Asia, and Europe, they suggest that few new religions are really new. Most draw on rich, if localized, cultural traditions that are shaped anew by the influence of technological change and international linkages."--BOOK JACKET
AB "Although the Great Anti-Cult Crusade links new religious movements to dangerous cults, brainwashing, and the need for deprogramming, Karla Poewe and Irving Hexham argue that many cults are the product of a dynamic interaction between folk religions and the teachings of traditional world religions. Drawing on examples from Africa, the United States, Asia, and Europe, they suggest that few new religions are really new. Most draw on rich, if localized, cultural traditions that are shaped anew by the influence of technological change and international linkages."--BOOK JACKET
NO Includes bibliographical references (S. 169-186) and index
CN BP603
SN 0813325072
SN 0813325080
K1 Cults : History : 20th century
K1 Cults : Study and teaching : History : 20th century
K1 Anti-cult Movements : History : 20th century
K1 Religion and culture : History : 20th century
K1 Religion and sociology
K1 Cults
K1 Sects
K1 Religion and culture
K1 Cults : History : Sources
K1 Sects : History : Sources