New religions as global cultures
Subtitle: making the human sacred
By: Irving Hexham, Karla Poewe.
Contributors: Poewe, Karla O.
Series: Explorations; Explorations (Boulder, Colo.)
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
Subjects: Cults -- History -- 20th century; Cults -- Study and teaching -- History -- 20th century; Anti-cult movements -- History -- 20th century; Religion and culture -- History -- 20th century; Religion and sociology
Description: "Although the Great Anti-Cult Crusade links new religious movements to dangerous cults, brainwashing, and the need for deprogramming, Karla Poewe and Irving Hexham argue that many cults are the product of a dynamic interaction between folk religions and the teachings of traditional world religions. Drawing on examples from Africa, the United States, Asia, and Europe, they suggest that few new religions are really new. Most draw on rich, if localized, cultural traditions that are shaped anew by the influence of technological change and international linkages."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-186) and index.