Historical dictionary of new religious movements / George D. Chryssides.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chryssides, George D., 1945-

Series:

Historical dictionaries of religions, philosophies, and movements.

Historical dictionaries of religions, philosophies, and movements

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cults--Dictionaries.

Cults.

Cults--History--Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxx, 415 pages).

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this newly updated second edition of the Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements, George D. Chryssides traces the rise and development of new religious movements throughout the world. An updated introduction summarizes the phenomenon of new religious movements and lays out the changes to the dictionary since the 2001 edition, while the main body of the dictionary consists of close to 600 cross-referenced entries on key figures, ideas, themes, and places related to various new religious movements. An index orga

Contents:

Contents; Editor's Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; THE DICTIONARY; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-403) and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

9798765185308

979-82-16-41640-1

0-8108-7967-0

1-299-19610-1

OCLC:

828618014