New religions as global cultures: making the human sacred
"Although the Great Anti-Cult Crusade links new religious movements to dangerous cults, brainwashing, and the need for deprogramming, Karla Poewe and Irving Hexham argue that many cults are the product of a dynamic interaction between folk religions and the teachings of traditional world religi...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Boulder, Colo.
Westview Press
1997
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In: | Year: 1997 |
Series/Journal: | Explorations
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
New religion
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Further subjects: | B
Cults
History 20th century
B Sects B Religion and sociology B Religion and culture B Religion and culture History 20th century B Cults History Sources B Cults Study and teaching History 20th century B Anti-cult Movements History 20th century B Cults B Sects History Sources |
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Summary: | "Although the Great Anti-Cult Crusade links new religious movements to dangerous cults, brainwashing, and the need for deprogramming, Karla Poewe and Irving Hexham argue that many cults are the product of a dynamic interaction between folk religions and the teachings of traditional world religions. Drawing on examples from Africa, the United States, Asia, and Europe, they suggest that few new religions are really new. Most draw on rich, if localized, cultural traditions that are shaped anew by the influence of technological change and international linkages."--BOOK JACKET "Although the Great Anti-Cult Crusade links new religious movements to dangerous cults, brainwashing, and the need for deprogramming, Karla Poewe and Irving Hexham argue that many cults are the product of a dynamic interaction between folk religions and the teachings of traditional world religions. Drawing on examples from Africa, the United States, Asia, and Europe, they suggest that few new religions are really new. Most draw on rich, if localized, cultural traditions that are shaped anew by the influence of technological change and international linkages."--BOOK JACKET |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (S. 169-186) and index |
ISBN: | 0813325072 |