Scholars, Sects and Sanghas, I: Recruitment to Asian-Based Meditation Groups in North America

Sociological and psychological research on why Westerners join new religious movements in the U.S. has often focused on seven of the more spectacular groups. Sociological studies have usually understood “joining” as a response to cultural upheaval and a decline in symbolic integration. The weight of...

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Authors: Gussner, R. E. (Author) ; Berkowitz, S. D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 1988
In: Sociological analysis
Year: 1988, Volume: 49, Issue: 2, Pages: 136-170
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