01525cam a22002777a 4500 120612s2012 enk b 001 0 eng d 9781441125538 1441125531 9781441101976 1441101977 SDU BL80.3 O48 N 2012 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. Cults. 221307 Sects. = C.1 SDU GBE lcc 113455 113455 0 0 lcc 0 BL00803 O48 N2012 0 CGB 283610 SDU SDU GEN3 2025-10-01 2 0 BL80.3 O48 N 2012 1000386931 2025-10-01 00:00:00 C.1 2025-10-01 GBE