Controversial New Religions - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 019515682X ISBN 13: 9780195156829

Publisher: OUP USA, 2004

Synopsis

This book complements Lewis's Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements. The former provides an overview of the state of the field. This volume collects papers on those specific New Religious Movements (NRMs) that have generated the most scholarly attention. With few exceptions, these organizations are also the controversial groups that have attracted the attention of the mass media, often because they have been involved in, or accused of, violent or anti-social activities. Among the movements to be profiled are such groups as the Branch Davidians, Heaven's Gate, Aum Shinrikyo, Solar Temple, Scientology, Falun Gong and many more. The book will function as a reference for scholars, as a text for courses in NRMs, and will also appeal to non-specialists including reporters, law enforcement, public policy makers, and others.

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About the Author

James R. Lewis is Associate Professor of Religion, University of Tromso, Norway.

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP USA
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019515682X
• ISBN 13: 9780195156829
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 496
• Editor: Lewis James R., Petersen Jesper Aagaard