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The Oxford handbook of new religious movements. Volume II / edited by James R. Lewis and Inga Tøllefsen.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford handbooks online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cults--History--20th century.
- Cults.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Other Title:
- Handbook of new religious movements
- New religious movements
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The study of new religious movements (NRMs) is one of the fastest-growing areas of religious studies. This handbook covers the current state of the field, with contributions drawn equally from scholars of sociology and religious studies.
- Contents:
- Categorizing Religious Organizations / David G. Bromley
- Conversion / George D. Chryssides
- Charisma and Authority in New Religious Movements / Erin Prophet
- Disaffiliation and New Religious Movements / Sean Currie
- Seekers and Subcultures / James R. Lewis
- Quantitative Approaches to New Religions / Margrethe Løøv
- Psychology and New Religious Movements / John A. Saliba
- As It Was in the Beginning / David G. Bromley
- The North American Anticult Movement / Anson Shupe
- The Christian Countercult Movement / Douglas E. Cowan
- Legal Dimensions of New Religions / James T. Richardson
- Brainwashing and 'Cultic Mind Control' / James R. Lewis
- From Jonestown to 9/11 and Beyond / Rebecca Moore
- Conspiracy Theories and New Religious Movements / Asbjørn Dyrendal
- Satanic Ritual Abuse / James R. Lewis
- Cult Journalism / Nicoles S. Ruskell, James R. Lewis
- Invention in 'New New' Religions / Carole M. Cusack
- Children in New Religions / Sanja Nilsson
- Media, Technology, and New Religious Movements / Shannon Trosper Schorey
- New Religions and Science / Jeremy Rapport
- Gender and New Religions / Inga Tøllefsen
- Sex and New Religions / Megan Goodwin
- Occulture and Everyday Enchantment / Christopher Partridge
- Rituals and Ritualization in New Religions Movements / Mikael Rothstein
- The Mythic Dimensions of New Religious Movements / Diana G. Tumminia
- Religious Experiences in New Religious Movements / Olav Hammer
- New Religious Movements and Scripture / Eugene V. Gallagher
- Material Religion / Jessica Moberg
- Hagiography / Mikael Rothstein
- Millennialism / Jean-François Mayer
- What Does God Need with a Starship? / Erik A. W. Östling
- Late Modern Shamanism in a Norwegian Context / Trude Fonneland
- Modern Religious Satanism / Jesper Aagaard Petersen
- Western Esotericism and New Religious Movements / Henrik Bogdan
- The New Age / Liselotte Frisk, Ingvild Sælid Gilhus, Siv Ellen Kraft
- The Study of Paganism and Wicca / Kaarina Aitamurto, Scott Simpson
- Native American Prophet Religions / James R. Lewis, Ellen Dobrowolski.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 4, 2016).
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9780190466206
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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