Cults : a reference guide / / James R. Lewis

• Autore: Lewis James R.
• 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
• ISBN: 1-317-54513-3; 1-315-72917-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818054403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Approaches to new religions.