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Oliver, Paul.

New religious movements : a guide for the perplexed / Paul Oliver. - London ; New York : Continuum, 2012. - 183 p. ; - Continuum Guides for the perplexed .

Part I. Philosophical issues and new religious movements. Conceptual analysis and new religious movements -- Application of concepts to new religious movements -- Part II. A survey of new religious movements. Movements related to Hinduism -- Movements related to Christianity -- Movements related to Buddhism -- Syncretistic movements -- A synthesis of the main themes -- Part III. Sociological and psychological themes in new religious movements. Psychological themes in new religious movements -- Gender and diversity -- Power and authority -- Postmodernism and the development of new religious movements. HKBU library

YT2025 M09

"This book analyses the concepts we use to discuss new religions, and surveys a range of different movements which were established in the second half of the 20th century"--provided by publisher.

ISBN: 9781441125538 1441125531 9781441101976 1441101977

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cults.
Sects.

LC Class. No.: BL80.3 / O48 N 2012