Cults and new religions : a brief history / / Douglas E. Cowan, Renison College, University of Waterloo, David G. Bromley, Virginia Commonwealth University

• Autore: Cowan Douglas E.
• Pubblicazione: Chichester, England ; ; Malden, Massachusetts : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015; ©2015
• Edizione: Second edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (477 p.)
• Disciplina: 200.9/04
• Soggetto topico: Religions; Cults
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Classificazione: REL020000
• Persona (resp. second.): BromleyDavid G.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Table of Contents; Title page; Preface to the Second Edition; List of Text Boxes; Chapter 1: Cults and New Religions: A Primer; The Range of New Religious Movements; Controversy and the Popular Perception of New Religious Movements; Further Reading on New Religious Movements; Chapter 2: The Church of Scientology: The Question of Religion; L. Ron Hubbard and the Origins of Scientology; Beliefs and Practices of the Church of Scientology; The Organizational Structure of the Church of Scientology; The Church of Scientology and the Question of Religion; Researching Scientology ; Further Reading on the Church of ScientologyChapter 3: Transcendental Meditation: The Questions of Science and Therapy; Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the Arrival of Transcendental Meditation; Beliefs and Practices of Transcendental Meditation; The Growth and Development of Transcendental Meditation; Transcendental Meditation: The Questions of Science and Therapy; Researching Transcendental Meditation; Further Reading on Transcendental Meditation; Chapter 4: Ramtha and the New Age: The Question of "Dangerous Cult"; Who Is JZ Knight and Who Is Ramtha? ; History and Development of Ramtha's School of EnlightenmentBeliefs and Practices of Ramtha's School of Enlightenment; RSE and the Question of the 'Dangerous Cult'; Researching Ramtha; Further Reading on the New Age Movement; Chapter 5: The Unification Church/The Family Federation: The Brainwashing/Deprogramming Controversy; Sun Myung Moon: Savior from the East; Doctrinal Beliefs and Ritual Practices of the Unification Church; The Growth and Organization of the Unification Church outside Korea; Brainwashing, Deprogramming, and the Unification Church; Researching the Unification Church ; Further Reading on the Unification ChurchChapter 6: The Children of God/The Family International: The Issue of Sexuality; Mo: David Berg and the Origins of the Children of God; Social Organization of the Children of God/The Family; Beliefs, Rituals, and Practices of the Children of God/The Family; The Children of God/The Family and the Issue of Sexuality; Researching the Children of God/The Family; Further Reading on the Children of God/The Family; Chapter 7: The Branch Davidians: The Question of Cults, Media, and Violence - Part I; The Historical Development of the Branch Davidians ; Beliefs and Practices of the Branch Davidians under David KoreshThe Siege at Waco and the Problem of Mass Media; Researching the Branch Davidians; Further Reading on the Branch Davidians; Chapter 8: Heaven's Gate: The Question of Cults and Violence - Part II; Ti, Do, and the Origins of Heaven's Gate; Beliefs and Practices of Heaven's Gate; Recruitment and Social Organization in Heaven's Gate; The Evolutionary Level Above Human: New Religions, Violence, and the Media; Researching Heaven's Gate; Further Reading on UFO Groups; Chapter 9: Wicca and Witchcraft: Confronting Age-old Cultural Fears ; Gerald Gardner and the Origins of Modern Witchcraft
• Sommario/riassunto: "This unparalleled introduction to cults and new religious movements has been completely up-dated and expanded to reflect the latest developments; each chapter reviews the origins, leaders, beliefs, rituals and practices of a NRM, highlighting the specific controversies surrounding each group. A fully updated, revised and expanded edition of an unparalleled introduction to cults and new religious movements. Profiles a number of the most visible, significant, and controversial new religious movements, presenting each group's history, doctrines, rituals, leadership, and organization. Offers a discussion of the major controversies in which new religious movements have been involved, using each profiled group to illustrate the nature of one of those controversies. Covers debates including what constitutes an authentic religion, the validity of claims of brainwashing techniques, the implications of experimentation with unconventional sexual practices, and the deeply rooted cultural fears that cults engender. New sections include methods of studying new religions in each chapter as well as presentations on 'groups to watch'"--; "An overview of the development of new religions and the controversies surrounding them in late modern society"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Cults and new religions
• ISBN: 1-118-72350-3; 1-118-72349-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460262103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Wiley-Blackwell brief histories of religion.