The new religious movements experience in America [[electronic resource] /] / Eugene V. Gallagher

• Autore: Gallagher Eugene V
• Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Disciplina: 200/.973
• Soggetto geografico: United States Religion
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-287) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Groups within the Biblical Tradition; Chapter 3: The New Age and Its Antecedents; Chapter 4: Eastern Groups and Gurus; Chapter 5: Groups of Middle Eastern and African Origins; Chapter 6: Neo-Paganism; Chapter 7: New Foundations; Chapter 8: Themes in the Study of New Religious Movements; Timeline; Glossary; Select Annotated Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Wherever and whenever they appear, new religious movements always produce conflict. Even as they attract members who enthusiastically embrace their innovative teachings, new religions often provoke strongly negative reactions-often because they challenge established notions of proper religious action, belief, and morality. Opponents of new religious movements often brand them as cults and urge their fellow citizens, their own religions, and even the government to take action against what they see as suspicious and potentially dangerous movements; the members often complain that their motives h
• Titolo autorizzato: The new religious movements experience in America
• ISBN: 1-282-40949-2; 9786612409493; 0-313-06291-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455167503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: American religious experience (Greenwood Press (Westport, Conn.))