Exploring New ReligionsCassell, 1999 - 405 pages Adopting 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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Page 198
... soul . What we need is ' identity transference ' , so that , in striving to become perfected individuals , we do not confuse such ephemeral characteristics with eternal spiritual qualities . The true self , then , is the soul and not ...
... soul . What we need is ' identity transference ' , so that , in striving to become perfected individuals , we do not confuse such ephemeral characteristics with eternal spiritual qualities . The true self , then , is the soul and not ...
Page 201
... soul ) and the paramatman ( supreme soul ) , so that God , the paramatman , becomes the ruler of one's mind . - The practice of Raja Yoga involves five ' affirmations ' . First , the meditator affirms the soul as an eternal ...
... soul ) and the paramatman ( supreme soul ) , so that God , the paramatman , becomes the ruler of one's mind . - The practice of Raja Yoga involves five ' affirmations ' . First , the meditator affirms the soul as an eternal ...
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... soul in the body . The soul is not present in the ' ordinary man's ' body ( that is , the person who has not experienced the ' opening ' in the latihan ) , and a soul - less body can only return to earth to experience physical life once ...
... soul in the body . The soul is not present in the ' ordinary man's ' body ( that is , the person who has not experienced the ' opening ' in the latihan ) , and a soul - less body can only return to earth to experience physical life once ...
Contents
The suicide cults | 33 |
The old new religions | 77 |
The New Christian movements 120 2 | 120 |
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