{"product_id":"encyclopedia-of-new-religious-movements-peter-clarke-9780415267076","title":"Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew Religious Movements (NRMs) can involve vast numbers of followers and in many cases are radically changing the way people understand and practice religion and spirituality. Moreover, many are having a profound impact on the form and content of mainstream religion. The \u003cem\u003eEncyclopedia of New Religious Movements\u003c\/em\u003e provides uniquely global coverage of the phenomenon, with entries on over three-hundred movement from almost every country in the world. Coverage includes movements that derive from the major religions of the world and to neo-traditional movements, movements often overlooked in the study of NRMs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the coverage of particular movements there are also entries on topics, themes, key thinkers and key ideas, for example the New Age Movement, Neo-Paganism, New Religion and gender, NRMs and cyberspace, NRMs and the law, the Anti-Cult Movement, Swedenborg, Jung, Teilhard de Chardin, Lovelock, Gurdjieff, al-Banna, Qutb. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe marked global approach and comprehensiveness of the encyclopedia enable an appreciation of the innovative energy of NRMs, of their extraordinary diversity, and the often surprising ways in which they can propagate geographically. The most ambitions publication of its sort, the \u003cem\u003eEncyclopedia of New Religious Movements\u003c\/em\u003e is a major addition to the reference literature for students and researchers of the field in religious studies and the social sciences. Entries are cross-referenced with short bibliographies for further reading. There is a full index.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Clarke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415267072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415267076\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.72h x 7.12w x 1.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2006 pg. 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2006 pg. 80","brand":"Peter Clarke","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064887357695,"sku":"9780415267076","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_03c9e585-e473-4881-a66b-07b9c54ea8a7.jpg?v=1768671703","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/encyclopedia-of-new-religious-movements-peter-clarke-9780415267076","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}