Cults and new religions : a brief history
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- ISBN: 9781118722107 (paperback)
- ISBN: 1118722108 (paperback)
- ISBN: 9781118723494 (pdf)
- ISBN: 9781118723500 (epub)
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Physical Description:
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xi, 229 pages ; 23 cm. - Edition: Second edition.
- Publisher: Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 1. Cults and new religions : a primer -- The range of new religious movements -- Controversy and the popular perception of new religious movements -- 2. The Church of Scientology : the question of religion -- L. Ron Hubbard and the origins of Scientology -- Beliefs and practices of the Church of Scientology -- The organizational structure of the Church of Scientology -- Researching Scientology -- 3. Transcendental Mediation : the questions of science and therapy -- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the arrival of Transcendental Meditation -- Beliefs and practices of Transcendental Meditation -- The growth and development of Transcendental Meditation -- Researching Transcendental Meditation -- 4. Ramtha and the New Age : the question of "dangerous cult" -- Who is JZ Knight and who is Ramtha? -- History and development of Ramtha's School of Enlightenment -- Beliefs and practices of Ramtha's School of Enlightenment -- RSE and the question of the "dangerous cult" -- Researching Ramtha -- 5. The Unification Church/The Family Federation : the brainwashing/deprogramming controversy -- Sun Myung Moon : savior from the East -- Doctrinal beliefs and ritual practices of the Unification Church -- The growth and organization of the Unification Church outside of Korea -- Brainwashing, deprogramming, and the Unification Church -- Researching the Unification Church -- 6. The Children of God/The Family International : the issue of sexuality -- Mo : David Berg and the origins of the Children of God -- Social organization of the Children of God/The Family -- Beliefs, rituals, and practices of the Children of God/The Family -- The Children of God/The family and the issue of sexuality -- Researching the Children of God/The Family -- 7. The Branch Davidians : the question of cults, media, and violence, part I -- The historical development of the Branch Davidians -- Beliefs and practices of the Branch Davidians under David Koresh -- The siege at Waco and the problem of mass media -- Researching the Branch Davidians -- 8. Heaven's Gate : the question of cults and violence, part II -- Ti, Do, and the origins of Heaven's Gate -- Beliefs and practices of Heaven's Gate -- Recruitment and social organization in Heaven's Gate -- The evolutionary level above humans : new religions, violence, and the media -- Researching Heaven's Gate -- 9. Wicca and witchcraft : confronting age-old cultural fears -- Gerald Gardner and the origins of modern witchcraft -- Social organization and development of modern witchcraft and Wicca -- Beliefs, rituals and practices of modern witchcraft and Wicca -- Satanic panic : the legacy of religious cult fears -- Researching modern Paganism -- 10. Rethinking cults : the significance of new religious movements -- Two perspectives : cults versus new religious movements -- New religions as experimental faiths. |
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Kirtland Community College Library | BL 80.3 .C69 2015 | 30775305500739 | General Collection | Available | - |