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New religious movements in modern Asian history : sociocultural alternatives / edited by David W. Kim ; foreword by Eileen Barker.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Ethnographies of religion.
- Ethnographies of Religion
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cults--Asia.
- Cults.
- Asia--Religious life and customs.
- Asia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (307 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2020]
- Summary:
- "The new religious movements (NRMs) of Modern Asia commonly offered a new way of hope for enduring the socio-political situation of colonial life. This volume explores particular cases in relation to the aspects of origin, identity, transnational activity, text, hybrid conditions, religionized politics, geopolitical exchange, and millennialism"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat : A New Religious Movement Derived from Islam? / Lauren Dover
- The Thánh Ngôn Hiệp Tuyẻ̂n: Translating and Understanding the Central Scripture of Caodaism / Christopher Hartney
- Dislocating Sōka Gakkai International : The Case of Sōka Gakkai International-Czech Republic / Petra Tlčimuková
- Scriptures and Their Restoration: A Case Study of Tenrikyō / Jiro Sawai.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-7936-3403-3
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