New religions as global cultures: making the human sacred

"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 religi...

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Autores principales: Hexham, Irving 1943- (Autor) ; Poewe, Karla (Autor)
Otros Autores: Poewe, Karla O. ca. 20. Jh. (Otro)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: Boulder, Colo. Westview Press 1997
En:Año: 1997
Colección / Revista:Explorations
(Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar:B Religión nueva
Otras palabras clave:B Cults History 20th century
B Sects
B Religion and sociology
B Religion and culture
B Religion and culture History 20th century
B Cults History Sources
B Cults Study and teaching History 20th century
B Anti-cult Movements History 20th century
B Cults
B Sects History Sources
Acceso en línea: Contributor biographical information
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Sumario:"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
"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
Notas:Includes bibliographical references (S. 169-186) and index
ISBN:0813325072