Controversial new religions / / edited by James R. Lewis, Jesper Aa. Petersen

• Pubblicazione: New York, [New York] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014; ©2014
• Edizione: Second edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (495 p.)
• Disciplina: 200.9/04
• Soggetto topico: Cults
• Persona (resp. second.): LewisJames R.; PetersenJesper Aa.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; PART ONE: Western Religious Traditions; 1 A Family for the Twenty-first Century; James Chancellor; 2 The Unification Church; Sarah M. Lewis; 3 The Controversies about Peoples Temple and Jonestown; Rebecca Moore; 4 The Branch Davidians; Eugene V. Gallagher; 5 Charismatic Controversies in the Jesus People, Calvary Chapel, and Vineyard Movements; Jane Skjoldli; 6 Kabbalah Centre: marketing and meaning; Jody Myers; 7 Controversial Afro-American Muslim Organizations; Göran Larsson; PART TWO: Asian and Asian-Inspired Traditions ; 8 The Earth School: the movement of spiritual inner awarenessJames R. Lewis; 9 Contested Genealogies and Cross-Cultural Dynamics in the Hare Krishna Movement; Malcolm Haddon; 10 Transcendental Meditation, the Art of Living Foundation, and Public Relations: from psychedelic romanticismto science and schism; Inga B. Tøllefsen; 11 Controversy, Cultural Influence, and the Osho/Rajneesh Movement; Marion S. Goldman; 12 Aum Shinrikyo and the Aum Incident: a critical introduction; Martin Repp; 13 Falun Gong: a narrative of pending apocalypse, shape-shifting aliens, and relentless persecutio n ; Helen FarleyPART THREE: Western Esoteric and New Age Groups; 14 Scientology: the making of a religion; Kjersti Hellesøy; 15 The Church Universal and Triumphant: controversy, change, and continuance; Jocelyn H. DeHaas; 16 The Order of the Solar Temple; Henrik Bogdan; 17 New Age Spiritualities; Siv Ellen Kraft; 18 Contemporary Paganism; Manon Hedenborg-White; 19 Popularity of-and Controversy in-Contemporary Shamanism; Anne Kalvig; PART FOUR: Other Groups and Movements; 20 "Come on up, and I will show thee": heaven's gate as a postmodern group; George D. Chryssides ; 21 "Those who came from the sky": ancient astronauts and creationismin the raëlian religionErik A. W. Östling; 22 Wolf Age Pagans; Mattias Gardell; 23 Carnal, Chthonian, Complicated: the matter of modern satanism; Jesper Aa. Petersen; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In terms of public opinion, new religious movements are considered controversial for a variety of reasons. Their social organization often runs counter to popular expectations by experimenting with communal living, alternative leadership roles, unusual economic dispositions, and new political and ethical values. As a result the general public views new religions with a mixture of curiosity, amusement, and anxiety, sustained by lavish media emphasis on oddness and tragedy rather than familiarity and lived experience. This updated and revised second edition of Controversial New Religions offers
• Titolo autorizzato: Controversial new religions
• ISBN: 0-19-939436-9; 1-306-87267-7; 0-19-025824-1; 0-19-931532-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786686803321
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