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| 020 | _a9781118722107 (paperback) | ||
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_aBL80.3 _b.C69 2015 |
| 100 | 1 | _aCowan, Douglas E. | |
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_aCults and new religions : _ba brief history / _cDouglas E. Cowan, Renison College, University of Waterloo and David G. Bromley, Virginia Commonwealth University. |
| 250 | _aSecond edition. | ||
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_aAtrium _bJohn Wiley & Sons Ltd _c2015 |
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_axi, 229 pages ; _c23 cm |
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| 490 | 0 | _aWiley blackwell brief histories of religion | |
| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 520 | _a"This unparalleled introduction to cults and new religious movements has been completely up-dated and expanded to reflect the latest developments; each chapter reviews the origins, leaders, beliefs, rituals and practices of a NRM, highlighting the specific controversies surrounding each group. A fully updated, revised and expanded edition of an unparalleled introduction to cults and new religious movements. Profiles a number of the most visible, significant, and controversial new religious movements, presenting each group's history, doctrines, rituals, leadership, and organization. Offers a discussion of the major controversies in which new religious movements have been involved, using each profiled group to illustrate the nature of one of those controversies. Covers debates including what constitutes an authentic religion, the validity of claims of brainwashing techniques, the implications of experimentation with unconventional sexual practices, and the deeply rooted cultural fears that cults engender. New sections include methods of studying new religions in each chapter as well as presentations on 'groups to watch'"-- | ||
| 520 | _a"An overview of the development of new religions and the controversies surrounding them in late modern society"-- | ||
| 650 | 0 | _aReligions. | |
| 650 | 0 | _aCults. | |
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| 700 | 1 | _aBromley, David G. | |
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_iOnline version: _aCowan, Douglas E. _tCults and new religions _bSecond edition. _dChichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2015 _z9781118723494 _w(DLC) 2015005984 |
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