Author : James A. Beckford
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0422796301
Cult Controversies
James A. Beckford
Cult Controversies
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Cult Controversies
James A. Beckford
Author : James A. Beckford
Publisher : Routledge Kegan & Paul
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1985-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0422796409
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Misunderstanding Cults
Benjamin Zablocki,Thomas Robbins
Author : Benjamin Zablocki,Thomas Robbins
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 860 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2001-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781487598440
Misunderstanding Cults by Benjamin Zablocki,Thomas Robbins Pdf
Misunderstanding Cults provides a uniquely balanced contribution to what has become a highly polarized area of study. Working towards a moderate "third path" in the heated debate over new religious movements or cults, this collection includes contributions from both scholars who have been characterized as "anticult" and those characterized as "cult-apologists." The study incorporates multiple viewpoints as well as a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives, with the stated goal of depolarizing the discussion over alternative religious movements. A prominent section within the book focuses explicitly on the issue of scholarly objectivity and the danger of partisanship in the study of cults. The collection also includes contributions on the controversial and much misunderstood topic of brainwashing, as well as discussions of cult violence, children brought up in unconventional religious movements, and the conflicts between alternative religious movements and their critics. Unique in its breadth, this is the first study of new religious movements to address the main points of controversy within the field while attempting to find a middle ground between opposing camps of scholarship.
Cults and New Religions
Douglas E. Cowan,David G. Bromley
Author : Douglas E. Cowan,David G. Bromley
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781118723494
Cults and New Religions by Douglas E. Cowan,David G. Bromley Pdf
This unparalleled introduction to cults and new religiousmovements has been completely up-dated and expanded to reflect thelatest developments; each chapter reviews the origins, leaders,beliefs, rituals and practices of a NRM, highlighting the specificcontroversies surrounding each group. A fully updated, revised and expanded edition of anunparalleled introduction to cults and new religious movements Profiles a number of the most visible, significant, andcontroversial new religious movements, presenting eachgroup’s history, doctrines, rituals, leadership, andorganization Offers a discussion of the major controversies in which newreligious movements have been involved, using each profiled groupto illustrate the nature of one of those controversies Covers debates including what constitutes an authenticreligion, the validity of claims of brainwashing techniques, theimplications of experimentation with unconventional sexualpractices, and the deeply rooted cultural fears that cultsengender New sections include methods of studying new religions in eachchapter as well as presentations on ‘groups towatch’
Controversial New Religions
James R. Lewis,Jesper Aagaard Petersen
Author : James R. Lewis,Jesper Aagaard Petersen
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0195156838
Controversial New Religions by James R. Lewis,Jesper Aagaard Petersen Pdf
Featuring the new religious movements (NRMs) that have attracted the most scholarly attention over the past few years, this text includes groups such as the Branch Davidians, Heaven's Gate and Falun Gong, explaining their ethos and beliefs, as well as examining more controversial accusations.
The Brainwashing/deprogramming Controversy
David G. Bromley,James T. Richardson
Author : David G. Bromley,James T. Richardson
Publisher : New York : E. Mellen Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Psychology
ISBN : UCAL:B3933839
The Brainwashing/deprogramming Controversy by David G. Bromley,James T. Richardson Pdf
A collection of 21 essays, this volume presents a multidisciplinary examination of the issues and controversies raised by the activities of religious cults.
The Cult Controversy
J. Gordon Melton
Author : J. Gordon Melton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1992-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0815308604
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'Cult Wars' in Historical Perspective
Eugene V. Gallagher
Author : Eugene V. Gallagher
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317156673
'Cult Wars' in Historical Perspective by Eugene V. Gallagher Pdf
'Cult Wars' in Historical Perspective provides a broad characterization of the shifting religious contours over the past several decades. Offering an assessment of several important topics in the study of new religions, this book explores developments in well-known groups such as the Unification movement, The Family International (Children of God), the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), and the Church of Scientology. Bringing together both insiders and outsiders from various academic disciplines and personal perspectives, this book takes account of the ways in which the cult question is defined and addressed in different countries. It offers a vivid depiction of how the cult wars or cult controversies of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries first took shape; the transformation of deeply entrenched positions on cults and sects as at least some members of new groups, cult watchers, and academics entered into serious and sustained conversations about topics of mutual concern; the shifting foci and concerns of the general public, law enforcement and the courts, and academics in various countries; and the complex histories of individual groups in which many dramatic transformations have occurred despite their comparatively short life spans.
Odd Gods
James R. Lewis
Author : James R. Lewis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015050470791
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Cults
James R. Lewis
Author : James R. Lewis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317545132
Cults by James R. Lewis Pdf
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, and the techniques of persuasion and conviction - as are the many charismatic cult leaders. Cults presents a comprehensive and authoritative reference, offering a balanced view of the controversy surrounding these new religious movements, assessing the movements themselves as well as the legal and governmental responses to them, including attempts to quantify membership.
Cult and Controversy
Nathan Mitchell
Author : Nathan Mitchell
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0814660509
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Nathan Mitchell has written this book to enrich the Church's understanding of the many theologies and popular customs that have attached themselves to the eucharist over the last two thousand years.
Cults
Orlin D. Lucksted,D. F. Martell
Author : Orlin D. Lucksted,D. F. Martell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105127925266
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Cults in America
James R. Lewis
Author : James R. Lewis
Publisher : ABC-CLIO
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1998-11-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015046505544
Cults in America by James R. Lewis Pdf
This volume examines the controversy surrounding the alternative and controversial religious movements sometimes referred to as cults. Featuring a chronology that documents the milestones in the evolution of alternative religions, this book also contains informative sketches of alternative religious groups in the United States today. Readers will find an overview that discusses the cult controversy; descriptions of important court cases, legislation, and other documents; and a directory of organizations. A comprehensive listing of print and electronic sources completes a volume that will prove beneficial to general readers, students, parents, psychologists, and policymakers.
Religion and Social Problems
Titus Hjelm
Author : Titus Hjelm
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781136854132
Religion and Social Problems by Titus Hjelm Pdf
Although students and scholars of social problems have often acknowledged the role of religion, no thorough examinations of the relation between the two have emerged. This volume fills this gap by providing a definitive work on the role of religion in assessing, constructing, and solving social problems. Contributors chart the relation between religion and social problems, exploring such case studies as the impact of religion on drugs and alcohol use among Muslims, the rising importance that religion is given in social policy, the role of the Orthodox and Catholic churches in tackling social problems in post-communist East Europe, and the contested role of religion in the national and international politics of contemporary Japan. Religion and Social Problems is a broad and path-breaking contribution to the fields of sociology of religion, sociology of social problems, and religious studies.
Cults
James R. Lewis
Author : James R. Lewis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Cults
ISBN : 1851096183
Cults by James R. Lewis Pdf
With overviews of the principal cult groups, personalities, and issues, this second edition offers an up-to-date, concise, yet thorough coverage of this fascinating and controversial topic. Over half of U.S. religions have formed since 1960, but the term "cult" applies only to a few high-demand religious groups. In the 1990s, a series of violent incidents involving alternative religious groups reactivated the controversy in the United States, Europe, and East Asia. High-profile terrorist violence such as the September 11 attacks has prompted interest in the issue of religion and violence, which in turn has stimulated new work on the cult issue. This volume surveys the cult controversies from the early 1970s to the present. Included is an in-depth look at brainwashing and the issue of alternative religions and violence. The principal controversial religions, movements, and individuals that have made the headlines are also examined. - Excerpts from reports issued by European governments on dangerous sects - Comprehensive index of cult issues, groups, and personalities, as well as a map of the United States showing distribution of nontraditional religions