The Bloomsbury Companion to New Religious Movements (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Chryssides, George D.; Zeller, Benjamin E.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The Bloomsbury Companion to New Religious Movements covers key themes such as charismatic leadership, conversion and brainwashing, prophecy and millennialism, violence and suicide, gender and sexuality, legal issues, and the portrayal of New Religious Movements by the media and anti-cult organisations. Several categories of new religions receive special attention, including African new religions, Japanese new religions, Mormons, and UFO religions.

This guide to New Religious Movements and their critical study brings together 29 world-class international scholars, and serves as a resource to students and researchers. The volume highlights the current state of academic study in the field, and explores areas in which future research might develop.

Clearly and accessibly organised to help users quickly locate key information and analysis, the book includes an A to Z of key terms, extensive guides to further resources, a comprehensive bibliography, and a timeline of major developments in the field such as the emergence of new groups, publications, legal decisions, and historical events.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781441198297
• Artikelnr.: 40144627

Autorenporträt

George D. Chryssides is a Research Fellow in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at York St John University, UK. Benjamin E. Zeller is Assistant Professor of Religion at Lake Forest College, Chicago, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Massimo Introvigne Acknowledgements Table of Acronyms How to Use This Book Introduction Part I: A-Z of Key Terms and Concepts Part II: Research Methods and Problems 1. Fieldwork
Stephen Gregg (Liverpool Hope University
UK) 2. Insider/Outsider Problems
George D. Chryssides (University of Birmingham
UK) 3. Material Culture
Alex Norman (University of Sydney
Australia) 4. Pagan Studies
Graham Harvey (The Open University
UK) 5. New Age
Steven J. Sutcliffe (University of Edinburgh
UK) 6. Mormon Studies
Douglas J. Davies (Durham University
UK) 7. Japanese NRMs
Birgit Staemmler (University of Tübingen
Germany) 8. Sexuality Studies
Megan Goodwin (Elon University
USA) 9. Media Studies
Stephen Jacobs (University of Wolverhampton
UK) 10. Ritual Studies
Lee Gilmore (San José State University
USA) Part III: Current Research 11. Jonestown and the Study of NRMs
Rebecca Moore (San Diego State University
USA) 12. Conversion and Brainwashing
James T. Richardson (University of Nevada
Reno
USA) 13. Charisma and Leadership
David G. Bromley (Virginia Commonwealth University
USA) 14. Prophecy
Jon R. Stone (California State University
Long Beach
USA) 15. Millenialism
Catherine Wessinger (Loyola University New Orleans
USA) 16. Violence
James R. Lewis (University of Tromsø
Norway) 17. Opposition to NRMs
George D. Chryssides and Benjamin E. Zeller (University of Birmingham
UK and Lake Forest College
USA) 18. Legal Issues
Anthony Bradney (Keele University
UK) 19. Gender
Megan Goodwin (Elon University
USA) 20. UFO Groups
Christopher Partridge (Lancaster University
UK) 21. Researching Esoteric Groups
Kennet Granholm (Stockholm University
Sweden) 22. African NRMs
Afe Adogame (University of Edinburgh
UK) 23. Vernacular/Lived Religion
Marion Bowman (The Open University
UK) Part IV: New Directions in the Study of New Religious Movements 24. Globalization
Liselotte Frisk (Dalarna University
Sweden) 25. Science
Benjamin E. Zeller (Lake Forest College
USA) 26. Role of the Internet
Jean-François Mayer (Religioscope Institute in Fribourg
Switzerland) 27. Invented Religions
Carole M. Cusack (University of Sydney
Australia) 28. Race and Ethnicity
Marie W. Dallam (University of Oklahoma
USA) 29. Children/Generational Issues
E. Burke Rochford
Jr. (Middlebury College
USA) 30. Healing
Holly Folk (Western Washington University
USA) 31. Travel and NRMs
Alex Norman (University of Sydney
Australia) Part V: Resources Chronology Academic Resources for the Study of New Religious Movements Bibliography Index