Syncretic Processes and the Definition of New Religions

This paper presents a model that we suggest makes it possible to identify, bound, and set off new religions. We begin from the perspective of the scholar, which we extend to include the discourses of those written about and the relationship between the two. After setting out some epistemological iss...

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Authors: Greenfield, Sidney M. (Author) ; Droogers, André 1941- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Carfax Publ. [2003]
In: Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 2003, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 25-36
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