Cults and New Religions

A Brief History

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, New Age
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Author: Douglas E. Cowan, David G. Bromley ISBN: 9781118723500
Publisher: Wiley Publication: April 27, 2015
Imprint: Wiley Language: English
Author: Douglas E. Cowan, David G. Bromley
ISBN: 9781118723500
Publisher: Wiley
Publication: April 27, 2015
Imprint: Wiley
Language: English

This unparalleled introduction to cults and new religious movements has been completely up-dated and expanded to reflect the latest developments; each chapter reviews the origins, leaders, beliefs, rituals and practices of a NRM, highlighting the specific controversies surrounding each group.

  • A fully updated, revised and expanded edition of an unparalleled introduction to cults and new religious movements
  • Profiles a number of the most visible, significant, and controversial new religious movements, presenting each group’s history, doctrines, rituals, leadership, and organization
  • Offers a discussion of the major controversies in which new religious movements have been involved, using each profiled group to illustrate the nature of one of those controversies
  • Covers debates including what constitutes an authentic religion, the validity of claims of brainwashing techniques, the implications of experimentation with unconventional sexual practices, and the deeply rooted cultural fears that cults engender
  • New sections include methods of studying new religions in each chapter as well as presentations on ‘groups to watch’
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This unparalleled introduction to cults and new religious movements has been completely up-dated and expanded to reflect the latest developments; each chapter reviews the origins, leaders, beliefs, rituals and practices of a NRM, highlighting the specific controversies surrounding each group.

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