New religious movements
Subtitle: a guide for the perplexed
By: Paul Oliver
Series: Continuum Guides for the perplexed; Guides for the perplexed
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
ISBN-13: 9781441125538; 9781441101976
Subjects: Cults; Sects
Description: "This book analyses the concepts we use to discuss new religions, and surveys a range of different movements which were established in the second half of the 20th century"--provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 176-180) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Philosophical issues and new religious movements. Conceptual analysis and new religious movements; title: Application of concepts to new religious movements; title: Part II. A survey of new religious movements. Movements related to Hinduism; title: Movements related to Christianity; title: Movements related to Buddhism; title: Syncretistic movements; title: A synthesis of the main themes; title: Part III. Sociological and psychological themes in new religious movements. Psychological themes in new religious movements; title: Gender and diversity; title: Power and authority; title: Postmodernism and the development of new religious movements.