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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Chryssides, George D., 1945- Exploring new religions. London ; New York : Cassell, 1999 (DLC) 99030475 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
George D Chryssides |
ISBN: | 9780304336517 0304336513 9780304336524 0304336521 0826459595 9780826459596 0826438903 9780826438904 9786611783945 6611783946 1281783943 9781281783943 |
OCLC Number: | 319493623 |
Language Note: | English. |
Reproduction Notes: | Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
Description: | 1 online resource (x, 405 pages) |
Details: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
Contents: | Methodological issues -- The 'suicide cults' -- The old new religions -- New religions in the Hindu tradition -- New forms of Buddhism -- Independent new religions -- The Human Potential Movement -- New Age, witchcraft and Paganism -- The counter-cult movement. |
Series Title: | Issues in contemporary religion. |
Responsibility: | George D. Chryssides. |
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"General readers, sixth-formers and first-year university students might value it as a ground-clearing exercise prior to more detailed sociological or theological analyses." Reviewed in Theology, September/October 2000 "This book will be invaluable in the study of NRM's [New Religious Movements], providing a wealth of data and description, alerting readers to significant approaches and issues. It is a valuable addition to the series Issues in Contemporary Religion and works admirably in that context." Reviews in Religion and Theology 8.1 (February 2001) "There is much to commend this work. On two accounts it excels. Firstly, as a text book, it is clear and methodical without being hard work or boring. It should establish itself as a leader in the field for a long time. Secondly, for evangelicals it offers a fresh and helpful balance to the excesses of the counter-culture movement. Chryssides never goes beyond the evidence, and is always careful to treat other religions with sensitivity from a position of knowledge, rather than ignorance." --Reviewed in Themelios 25.3 (June 2000) "This volume will prove useful for introductory courses in the sociology of religion and on courses dealing with relatively new religious movements in general. It is packed with basic information on the founders and contexts of the emergence of groups and outlines basic teachings and practices of each." Journal of Contemporary Religion, 16.1 (2001) Read more...


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