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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782947703321

Autore

Holden Andrew <1964->

Titolo

Jehovah's Witnesses [[electronic resource] ] : portrait of a contemporary religious movement / / Andrew Holden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2002

ISBN

1-134-50151-X

1-280-33550-5

0-585-45314-4

0-203-45877-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 p.)

Disciplina

289.9/2

Soggetti

Jehovah's Witnesses

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. [189]-201) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Jehovah's Witnesses Portrait of a contemporary religious movement; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 The end is nigh; 2 The Jehovah's Witnesses in the modern world; 3 Finding a home; 4 Rational means to rational ends; 5 Returning to Eden; 6 Inside, outside; 7 Honour thy father and thy mother; 8 The fear of freedom; 9 Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first major study of the enigmatic religious society. By examining the Jehovah's Witnesses' dramatic recent expansion, Andrew Holden reveals the dependency of their quasi-totalitarian movement on the physical and cultural resources have brought about the privatization of religion, the erosion of community, and the separation of 'fact' from faith.