Exploring new religions / George D. Chryssides.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chryssides, George D., 1945-

Series:

Issues in contemporary religion.

Issues in contemporary religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religions.

Cults.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (416 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Cassell, 1999.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

An objective, well-researched history of contemporary new religions and cults.New religious movements - popularly known as cults - arouse strong public opinion and most books on the subject are polemical, giving hostile reaction rather than informed exploration. Exploring New Religions provides an account of a wide variety of new religions, focusing on their origins, beliefs and practices, which are set out in a dispassionate way, leaving readers to form their own value judgements. George Chryssides provides important analysis of the killer cults-the Jonestown People's Temple, Waco, the Solar

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Methodological issues; 2. The 'suicide cults'; 3. The old new religions; 4. The 'New Christian' movements; 5. New religions in the Hindu tradition; 6. New forms of Buddhism; 7. Independent new religions; 8. The Human Potential Movement; 9. New Age, witchcraft and Paganism; 10. The counter-cult movement; Appendix 1: Statistical data; Appendix 2: Compendium; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611783945

9781281783943

1281783943

9780826438904

0826438903

OCLC:

276166227