Lorne L Dawson (ed.)

Cults and New Religious Movements: A Reader

Herausgeber: Dawson, Lorne L.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

What is a cult? Why do they emerge? Who joins them? And why do tragedies such as Waco and Jonestown occur? This reader brings together the voices of historians, sociologists, and psychologists of religion to address these key questions about new religious movements.

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Produktdetails

• Wiley Blackwell Readings in Religion
• Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 558g
• ISBN-13: 9781405101813
• ISBN-10: 1405101814
• Artikelnr.: 21743634

Autorenporträt

Meet the author Eric Dawson AKA Brick, Born andraised in the streets of Jersey City,NJ. Like everyoneelse he ran the streets, he got caught up in a 79account indictment that lead to violent & multi countydrug cases which he stood tall. He went through hisups and down, but whatever life threw his way hetook it like a champ.Eric is 31 of age he's currently finishing his bid in aNJ State Prison. He started writing books to passtime and grew passion for it. You can follow authoron Instagram @ (bossdonbrick) or feel free to contacthim on the J-Pay app. Eric Dawson 500462-D.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements.
Introduction: The Book and The Subject.
1. The Study of New Religious Movements:.
Eileen Barker, The Scientific Study Of Religion? You Must Be Joking!.
James A. Beckford, The Continuum Between "Cults" and "Normal" Religion.
2. The Nature of New Religious Movements:.
Roy Wallis, Three Types of New Religious Movement.
William Sins Bainbridge and Rodney Stark, Cult Formation: Three Compatible
Models.
3. New Religious Movements in Historical and Social Context:.
Philip Jenkins, False Prophets And Deluded Subjects: The Nineteenth
Century.
Robert Wuthnow, The New Spiritual Freedom.
4. Joining New Religious Movements:.
Lorne L. Dawson, "Who Joins New Religious Movements And Why: Twenty Years
Of Research And What Have We Learned?.
Saul Levine, The Joiners.
5. The 'Brainwashing' Controversy:.
Margaret Thales Singer, The Process Of Brainwashing, Psychological
Coercion, And Thought Reform.
James T. Richardson, A Critique Of 'Brainwashing' Claims About New
Religious Movements.
Thomas Robbins, Constructing Cultist 'Mind Control'.
6. Violence and New Religious Movements:.
John R. Hall, The Apocalypse At Jonestown.
Jean-Francois Mayer, "Our Terrestrial Journey is Coming to an End": The
Last Voyage of the Solar Temple.
7. Sex and Gender Issues and New Religious Movements:.
Elizabeth Puttick, Women In New Religious Movements.
Susan J. Palmer, Women's 'Cocoon Work' In New Religious Movements: Sexual
Experimentation And Feminine Rites Of Passage.
8. New Religious Movements and The Future:
Rodney Stark, Why Religious Movements Succeed Or Fail: A Revised General
Model.
Lorne L. Dawson And Jenna Hennebry, New Religions And The Internet:
Recruiting In A New Public.

Rezensionen

"This is a superb collection which will effectively introduce somereaders to the field of NRM studies, and which is indispensable forany course on alternative religions. The volume really representssome sort of a milestone and its publication may indicate that thescholarly study of NRMs has 'arrived'." Nova Religio

"This is a valuable reader and one which deserves to become partof the landscape." Gerald Vinten, European Business School,London

"The book is very useful for students, scholars of differentdisciplines, and lay readers to get an idea of the scientificresponse to publicly debated issues about new religions.Furthermore, with bibliographies at the end of each article, italso provides an excellent starting point for further study."Marburg Journal of Religion

"The editor has collected a number of fine writings by leadingauthors, theorists and researchers in the field of NRMs. One findunderstandable and accessible essays by historians, sociologistsand psychologists of religion and other scholars well known fortheir work on the subject and/or famous in their disciplines ...For readers interested in the phenomenon the book is very readableand can open up a new world - a balanced world without prejudice."Journal of Empirical TheologyReview copy sent 31/01/12: The Journal of Academic Researches inReligious Studies