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Cults and New Religious Movements: A Reader (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781405101813)
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xWhat is a cult? Why do they emerge? Who joins them? And why do tragedies such as Waco and Jonestown occur? This reader brings together the voices of historians, sociologists, and psychologists of religion to address these key questions about new religious movements.
Author: Lorne L. Dawson
ISBN-10: 1405101814
ISBN-13: 9781405101813
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 06/02/2003
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 6.80h x 9.60w x 1.00d
- Looks at theoretical explanations for cults, why people join and what happens when they do.
- Brings together the best work on cults by sociologists, historians, and psychologists of religion.
- A broad-ranging, balanced and clearly organized collection of readings.
- Includes coverage of topical issues, such as the 'brainwashing' controversy, and cults in cyberspace.
- Section introductions by the editor situate the nature, value, and relevance of the selected readings in context of current discussions.
Author: Lorne L. Dawson
ISBN-10: 1405101814
ISBN-13: 9781405101813
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English
Published: 06/02/2003
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 6.80h x 9.60w x 1.00d
By Lorne L. Dawson
xLorne L. Dawson is Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Waterloo, Ontario. He is the author of Comprehending Cults: The Sociology of New Religious Movements (1998) and, Reason, Freedom and Religion (1988), and the editor of Cults in Context (1996).
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