Cults and New Religions : A Brief History
Douglas E. Cowan
Bok Engelsk 2015 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Hoboken : : Wiley, , 2015.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (477 p.)
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| Utgave | 2nd ed.
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Table of Contents; Title page; Preface to the Second Edition; List of Text Boxes; Chapter 1: Cults and New Religions: A Primer; The Range of New Religious Movements; Controversy and the Popular Perception of New Religious Movements; Further Reading on New Religious Movements; Chapter 2: The Church of Scientology: The Question of Religion; L. Ron Hubbard and the Origins of Scientology; Beliefs and Practices of the Church of Scientology; The Organizational Structure of the Church of Scientology; The Church of Scientology and the Question of Religion; Researching Scientology. - Beliefs and Practices of the Branch Davidians under David KoreshThe Siege at Waco and the Problem of Mass Media; Researching the Branch Davidians; Further Reading on the Branch Davidians; Chapter 8: Heaven's Gate: The Question of Cults and Violence - Part II; Ti, Do, and the Origins of Heaven's Gate; Beliefs and Practices of Heaven's Gate; Recruitment and Social Organization in Heaven's Gate; The Evolutionary Level Above Human: New Religions, Violence, and the Media; Researching Heaven's Gate; Further Reading on UFO Groups; Chapter 9: Wicca and Witchcraft: Confronting Age-old Cultural Fears. - Further Reading on the Church of ScientologyChapter 3: Transcendental Meditation: The Questions of Science and Therapy; Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the Arrival of Transcendental Meditation; Beliefs and Practices of Transcendental Meditation; The Growth and Development of Transcendental Meditation; Transcendental Meditation: The Questions of Science and Therapy; Researching Transcendental Meditation; Further Reading on Transcendental Meditation; Chapter 4: Ramtha and the New Age: The Question of "Dangerous Cult"; Who Is JZ Knight and Who Is Ramtha?. - Further Reading on the Unification ChurchChapter 6: The Children of God/The Family International: The Issue of Sexuality; Mo: David Berg and the Origins of the Children of God; Social Organization of the Children of God/The Family; Beliefs, Rituals, and Practices of the Children of God/The Family; The Children of God/The Family and the Issue of Sexuality; Researching the Children of God/The Family; Further Reading on the Children of God/The Family; Chapter 7: The Branch Davidians: The Question of Cults, Media, and Violence - Part I; The Historical Development of the Branch Davidians. - Gerald Gardner and the Origins of Modern Witchcraft. - History and Development of Ramtha's School of EnlightenmentBeliefs and Practices of Ramtha's School of Enlightenment; RSE and the Question of the 'Dangerous Cult'; Researching Ramtha; Further Reading on the New Age Movement; Chapter 5: The Unification Church/The Family Federation: The Brainwashing/Deprogramming Controversy; Sun Myung Moon: Savior from the East; Doctrinal Beliefs and Ritual Practices of the Unification Church; The Growth and Organization of the Unification Church outside Korea; Brainwashing, Deprogramming, and the Unification Church; Researching the Unification Church
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| Dewey | 200.904 . - 299.909045
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| ISBN | 9781118722107
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