New age, neopagan, and new religious movements [[electronic resource] ] : alternative spirituality in contemporary America / / Hugh B. Urban |
Autore | Urban Hugh B. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
Disciplina | 299/.930973 |
Soggetto topico |
Cults - United States
Sects - United States Occultism - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
american culture
american religions american spirituality comparative religion cult leaders cults and religions cults emerging religions flds islam latter day saints lds mormon fundamentalists mormonism native american church neopagan movements neopagan new age movements new age new american religions new religions new religious movements new spiritual movements new theology occultism rastafari religious freedom religious studies scientology separation of church and state wicca world religions |
ISBN | 0-520-96212-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- One. Introduction: The Rise of New Religions in Modern America -- Two. The Native American Church: Ancient Tradition in a Modern Legal Context -- Three. Mormonism and Plural Marriage: The LDS and the FLDS -- Four. Spiritualism: Women, Mediums, and Messages from Other Worlds -- Five. The Nation of Islam and the Five Percenters: Race, Religion, and Hip-Hop -- Six. Rastafari: Messianism, Music, and Ganja -- Seven. The Church of Scientology: New Religions and Tax Exemption -- Eight. Wicca and Neopaganism: Magic, Feminism, and Environmentalism -- Nine. The Church of Satan and the Temple of Set: Religious Parody and Satanic Panic -- Ten. ISKCON (Hare Krishna): Eastern Religions in America and the "Brainwashing" Debate -- Eleven. Channeling and the New Age: Alternative Spirituality in Popular Culture and Media -- Twelve. Peoples Temple: Mass Murder-Suicide, the Media, and The "Cult" Label -- Thirteen. The Branch Davidians: Millenarian Movements, Religious Freedom, and Privacy -- Fourteen. The Raëlians: UFOS and Human Cloning -- Appendix. Method and Theory in the Study of New Religions -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798086803321 |
Urban Hugh B. | ||
Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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New age, neopagan, and new religious movements [[electronic resource] ] : alternative spirituality in contemporary America / / Hugh B. Urban |
Autore | Urban Hugh B. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
Disciplina | 299/.930973 |
Soggetto topico |
Cults - United States
Sects - United States Occultism - United States |
Soggetto non controllato |
american culture
american religions american spirituality comparative religion cult leaders cults and religions cults emerging religions flds islam latter day saints lds mormon fundamentalists mormonism native american church neopagan movements neopagan new age movements new age new american religions new religions new religious movements new spiritual movements new theology occultism rastafari religious freedom religious studies scientology separation of church and state wicca world religions |
ISBN | 0-520-96212-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- One. Introduction: The Rise of New Religions in Modern America -- Two. The Native American Church: Ancient Tradition in a Modern Legal Context -- Three. Mormonism and Plural Marriage: The LDS and the FLDS -- Four. Spiritualism: Women, Mediums, and Messages from Other Worlds -- Five. The Nation of Islam and the Five Percenters: Race, Religion, and Hip-Hop -- Six. Rastafari: Messianism, Music, and Ganja -- Seven. The Church of Scientology: New Religions and Tax Exemption -- Eight. Wicca and Neopaganism: Magic, Feminism, and Environmentalism -- Nine. The Church of Satan and the Temple of Set: Religious Parody and Satanic Panic -- Ten. ISKCON (Hare Krishna): Eastern Religions in America and the "Brainwashing" Debate -- Eleven. Channeling and the New Age: Alternative Spirituality in Popular Culture and Media -- Twelve. Peoples Temple: Mass Murder-Suicide, the Media, and The "Cult" Label -- Thirteen. The Branch Davidians: Millenarian Movements, Religious Freedom, and Privacy -- Fourteen. The Raëlians: UFOS and Human Cloning -- Appendix. Method and Theory in the Study of New Religions -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820378403321 |
Urban Hugh B. | ||
Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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