Controversial new religions

Featuring the new religious movements (NRMs) that have attracted the most scholarly attention over the past few years, this text includes groups such as the Branch Davidians, Heaven's Gate and Falun Gong, explaining their ethos and beliefs, as well as examining more controversial accusations

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Bibliographic Details
Contributors: Lewis, James R. 1949-2022 (Other) ; Petersen, Jesper Aagaard 1974- (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: New York Oxford Oxford University Press 2005
In:Year: 2005
Reviews:Review: Controversial New Religions, by James R. Lewis and Jesper Aagard Petersen (2010) (Adams, George)
Further subjects:B Cults
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780195156829
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Summary:Featuring the new religious movements (NRMs) that have attracted the most scholarly attention over the past few years, this text includes groups such as the Branch Davidians, Heaven's Gate and Falun Gong, explaining their ethos and beliefs, as well as examining more controversial accusations
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 483 p), ill
ISBN:978-0-19-978480-6
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/019515682X.001.0001