| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
What this book is about -- Milestones in a reseach itinerary -- Institutions and institutional knowledge -- Institutions -- Institutional knowledge -- Sketching in the cultural background -- The contours of religious cultures -- The contours of academic cultures -- The "anti-cult" movement's response -- The ACM response in Britain : the case of FAIR -- The ACM response in Germany : the case of Elterninitiative -- The response of the mainstream churches -- The Church of England's response -- The response of the Protestant Church in German -- Evangelische Zentralstelle für Weltanschauungsfragen (EZW) -- Pastor Friedrich-Wilhelm Haack and Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Religions- und Weltanschuungsfragen -- The response of the Roman Catholic Church -- Conclusions |
| Summary |
New religious movements such as the Moonies, Jehovah's Witnesses and Hare Krishnas are now well established in mainstream cultural consciousness. But responses to these 'cult' groups still tend to be overwhelmingly negative, characterized by the furious reactions that they evoke from majority interests. Modern societies need to learn how best to respond to such movements, and how to interpret their benefits and dangers. Researching New Religious Movements provides a cutting-edge analysis of the controversy around new religions in America and Europe today. Drawing on original fieldw |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-440) and index |
| Notes |
English and German |
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Print version record |
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Cults -- Germany
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Religion and sociology -- Germany
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Cults -- Great Britain
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Religion and sociology -- Great Britain
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RELIGION -- Education.
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Cults
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Religion and sociology
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Germany
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020690920 |
| ISBN |
9781134472468 |
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1134472463 |
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0203642376 |
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9780203642375 |
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9780415277556 |
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0415277558 |
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1134472471 |
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9781134472475 |
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1280291419 |
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9781280291418 |
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9786610291410 |
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6610291411 |
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9781134472420 |
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1134472420 |
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1134472447 |
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9781134472444 |
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