| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Routledge inform series on minority religions and spiritual movements |
| Contents |
1 Introduction: "Cult wars" in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries / Eugene V. Gallagher -- Part 1: Watching and studying new religious movements. From cult wars to constructive cooperation -- well, sometimes / Eileen Barker ; CESNUR : a short history / Massimo Introvigne ; Are the cult wars over? And if so, who won? / Timothy Miller ; From deviance to devotion : the evolution of NRM studies / George D. Chryssides ; Writing on and researching new religious movements : a view from the American academy / Benjamin E. Zeller ; The law, the courts, religious freedom, and the evolving pattern of jurisprudence in Western societies / James T. Richardson ; Is an anti-cult movement emerging in Croatia? / Dinka Marinović Jerolimov and Ankica Marinović -- Part 2: Developments in specific groups. From the radical to the routine : the history and future of The Family International (Children of God) / Abi Freeman ; The Family International : the emergence of a virtual new religious community / Claire Borowik ; The Unification movement : key issues in historical perspective / Richard Barlow ; The changing perception of ISKCON : ancient faith or dangerous cult? / Anuttama Dasa ; From the Church of Scientology to the Freezone / Terril Park ; Scientology : from controversy to global expansion and recognition / Eric Roux |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 5, 2016) |
| Subject |
Cults.
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- General.
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RELIGION -- Cults.
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Cults
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gallagher, Eugene V., editor
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| ISBN |
9781472471291 |
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1472471296 |
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9781317156666 |
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1317156668 |
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9781317156673 |
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1317156676 |
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9781317156659 |
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131715665X |
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9781315575223 |
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1315575221 |
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