The Cambridge Companion to New Religious Movements

Name: The Cambridge Companion to New Religious Movements
Brand: Cambridge University Press
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By Olav Hammer

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New religions emerge as distinct entities in the religious landscape when innovations are introduced by a charismatic leader or a schismatic group leaves its parent organization. New religious movements (NRMs) often present novel doctrines and advocate unfamiliar modes of behavior, and have therefore often been perceived as controversial. NRMs have, however, in recent years come to be treated in the same way as established religions, that is, as complex cultural phenomena involving myths, rituals and canonical texts. This Companion discusses key features of NRMs from a systematic, comparative perspective, summarizing results of forty years of research. The volume addresses NRMs that have caught media attention, including movements such as Scientology, New Age, the Neopagans, the Sai Baba movement and Jihadist movements active in a post-9/11 context. An essential resource for students of religious studies, the history of religion, sociology, anthropology and the psychology of religion.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 346
Release Date:: 2012-08-30
Publication Date:: 2012-10-01
Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0521145651
ISBN13:: 9780521145657
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 562 g
Height:: 152 cm
Width:: 229 cm
Thickness:: 21 cm

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