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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455167503321

Autore

Gallagher Eugene V

Titolo

The new religious movements experience in America [[electronic resource] /] / Eugene V. Gallagher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2004

ISBN

1-282-40949-2

9786612409493

0-313-06291-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Collana

The American religious experience

Disciplina

200/.973

Soggetti

Electronic books.

United States Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-287) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Groups within the Biblical Tradition; Chapter 3: The New Age and Its Antecedents; Chapter 4: Eastern Groups and Gurus; Chapter 5: Groups of Middle Eastern and African Origins; Chapter 6: Neo-Paganism; Chapter 7: New Foundations; Chapter 8: Themes in the Study of New Religious Movements; Timeline; Glossary; Select Annotated Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Wherever and whenever they appear, new religious movements always produce conflict. Even as they attract members who enthusiastically embrace their innovative teachings, new religions often provoke strongly negative reactions-often because they challenge established notions of proper religious action, belief, and morality. Opponents of new religious movements often brand them as cults and urge their fellow citizens, their own religions, and even the government to take action against what they see as suspicious and potentially dangerous movements; the members often complain that their motives h



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910557297703321

Autore

Vitelli Massimo

Titolo

Computational Intelligence for Modeling, Control, Optimization, Forecasting and Diagnostics in Photovoltaic Applications

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Soggetti

History of engineering and technology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a Special Issue Reprint edited by Prof. Massimo Vitelli and Dr. Luigi Costanzo. It contains original research articles covering, but not limited to, the following topics: maximum power point tracking techniques; forecasting techniques; sizing and optimization of PV components and systems; PV modeling; reconfiguration algorithms; fault diagnosis; mismatching detection; decision processes for grid operators.