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UNINA9910149176303321 |
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Autore |
ELLWOOD ROBERT |
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Titolo |
RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL GROUPS IN MODERN AMERICA |
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[Place of publication not identified], : ROUTLEDGE, 2017 |
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ISBN |
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1-315-50723-4 |
1-315-50725-0 |
1-315-50724-2 |
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Edizione |
[Second edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (337 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cults - United States |
Sects - United States |
United States Religion 1960- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 1988, 1973 by Pearson Education, Inc. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. The several meanings of "cult" -- 2. The history of an alternative reality in the West -- 3. New vessels for the ancient wisdom : groups in the theosophical and Rosicrucian traditions -- 4. The descent of the mighty ones : spiritualism and UFO groups -- 5. The crystal within : initiatory groups -- 6. The Edenic Bower : neo-paganism -- 7. The Ganges flows West : Indian movements in America -- 8. The East in the golden West : other Oriental movements -- 9. New religious movements : sociological and psychological approaches. |
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