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Cults : a reference guide / / James R. Lewis



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Autore: Lewis James R. Visualizza persona
Titolo: Cults : a reference guide / / James R. Lewis Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2014
©2012
Edizione: Third edition.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
Disciplina: 200
Soggetto topico: Cults - United States
Sects - United States
Soggetto geografico: United States Religion
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; 1. Overview; 2. Court Decisions, Legislation, and Governmental Actions; 3. Controversial Groups and Movements: An Expanded Glossary; 4. Documents and Data; 5. Organizations and Websites; Chronology; Bibliography; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Cults examines the history and current status of cults across the United States, Europe, and East Asia. Focusing on the principal controversial religions and movements that have attracted major media attention, the book also includes profiles of hundreds of minority religions, from Jesus People and Rastafarians to voodoo practitioners and the human-cloning Raelians. All the issues central to the practice and the fear of cults are examined - apocalypticism, deprogramming, social isolation, cults and the media, the use and threat of violence, child custody, libel, tax evasion, solicitation, a
Titolo autorizzato: Cults  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-317-54513-3
1-315-72917-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910818054403321
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Serie: Approaches to new religions.