Controversial new religions
In terms of public opinion, new religious movements are considered controversial for a variety of reasons. Their social organisation often runs counter to popular expectations by experimenting with communal living, alternative leadership roles, unusual economic dispositions, and new political and et...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| Veröffentlicht: |
Oxford
Oxford University Press
2015
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| In: | Jahr: 2015 |
| Ausgabe: | Second edition. |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Neue Religion
/ Spiritualität
/ Kontroverse
B Westliche Welt / Neue Religion / Esoterik / Okkultismus / Synkretismus / Religiöser Pluralismus |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Aufsatzsammlung
B New Age movement B Syncretism (Religion) B Cults |
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| Parallele Ausgabe: | Nicht-Elektronisch
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| Zusammenfassung: | In terms of public opinion, new religious movements are considered controversial for a variety of reasons. Their social organisation 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 book looks at those groups that have generated the most attention. |
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| ISBN: | 0190258241 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199315314.001.0001 |