Exploring New ReligionsAdopting an objective stance, this book examines the teachings and practices of a wide variety of new religious groups. The first two chapters raise general issues about cults, such as definitions, statistics, evangelization tactics, issues of public concern and methods of study. Subsequent chapters deal with new religions by genre - the older minority groups, New Christian groups, Hindu and Buddhist groups, the self-religions and the New Age. Each of these chapters begins with a general discussion of the background to each type of movement and selects three representative movements for greater in-depth study. |
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Howard Becker claimed that this phenomenon was a relatively unstructured form
of religious expression by those who sought ' purely personal ecstatic experience
, salvation , comfort , and mental or physical healing ' ( Becker , 1932 , p .
Howard Becker claimed that this phenomenon was a relatively unstructured form
of religious expression by those who sought ' purely personal ecstatic experience
, salvation , comfort , and mental or physical healing ' ( Becker , 1932 , p .
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New religions ' or ' minority religions ' ? The sensitivity of defining what is and
what is not a new religious movement may raise the question of what is to be
gained by continuing to use the concept of the NRM as a category for academic
study .
New religions ' or ' minority religions ' ? The sensitivity of defining what is and
what is not a new religious movement may raise the question of what is to be
gained by continuing to use the concept of the NRM as a category for academic
study .
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Second , Transcendental Meditation and the Erhard groups have consistently
denied being religions , regarding themselves as ' techniques ' or ' tools ' to
enable participants to deal better with life , society or work . Scientologists , by
contrast ...
Second , Transcendental Meditation and the Erhard groups have consistently
denied being religions , regarding themselves as ' techniques ' or ' tools ' to
enable participants to deal better with life , society or work . Scientologists , by
contrast ...
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Contents
The suicide cults | 33 |
The old new religions | 77 |
The New Christian movements | 120 |
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| Title | Exploring New Religions Exploring New Religions, George D. Chryssides Issues in contemporary religion |
| Author | George D. Chryssides |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Cassell, 1999 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 6 Jun 2008 |
| ISBN | 0304336513, 9780304336517 |
| Length | 405 pages |
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