New Religious Movements and the "Acids" of Postmodernity

Most scholars of new religious movements (NRMs) have tended to ignore the critiques of contemporary culture offered by postmodern theorists. This article attempts to show how several of these critical perspectives can offer innovative conceptual tools with which to analyze growth, change and "d...

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Main Author: Lucas, Phillip Charles (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Californiarnia Press 2004
In: Nova religio
Year: 2004, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 28-47
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