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Autore |
Holden Andrew <1964-> |
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Titolo |
Jehovah's Witnesses [[electronic resource] ] : portrait of a contemporary religious movement / / Andrew Holden |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2002 |
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1-134-50151-X |
1-280-33550-5 |
0-585-45314-4 |
0-203-45877-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (221 p.) |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-201) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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