The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements

出版者:Oxford University Press, USA

作者:James R Lewis

页数:576

出版时间:2008-7-22

价格:USD 49.95

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780195369649

图书标签:宗教英文原版社会学政治学宗教学

The study of New Religious Movements (NRMs) is one of the fastest-growing areas of religious studies. This Handbook covers the current state of the field and breaks new ground. Its contributors are drawn equally from sociology and religious studies and include both established scholars and "rising stars" in the field. The core chapters deal with such central issues as conversion, the brainwashing debate, millennialism, and modernization. Another section deals with NRM subfields such as neopaganism, Satanism, and UFO religions. The final section considers NRMs in global perspective. CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, 2005