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210  1$aNew York, NY :$cOxford University Press,$d2018.
215   $a1 online resource (353 pages)
225 1 $aOxford studies in Western esotericism
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aMethods and means of researching Scientology and Scientologists -- Preliminary conclusions from interviews and fieldwork -- Before the religion : episodes from the advent of Dianetics and Scientology -- "Keeping Scientology working" : features of systematic theology -- "We come back" : past and present of the Sea Organization -- "Build a better bridge!" : from LRH to COB and beyond -- Reflections on the future of Scientology and its academic study.
330 8 $aWhat do Scientologists themselves have to say about Scientology? Based on six years of interviews, fieldwork, and research conducted among members of the Church of Scientology, this groundbreaking work examines features of the new religion's history, theology, and praxis in ways that move discussion beyond apostate-driven and expose? accounts.
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