Author

Contributions

  • Poewe, Karla O. - Contributor

Publication

1997 - Westview Press, Boulder, Colo, Colorado

Language

English

Word Count

48,500 words, Guess

Page Count

194 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivenewreligionsasgl0000hexh
  • ISBN-100813325072
  • ISBN-100813325080
  • ISBN-139780813325071
  • ISBN-139780813325088
and 8 more
  • LibraryThing1144462
  • Goodreads1336037', '3692063
  • Library of Congress Control Number96051758
  • OCLC Control Number605970813
  • OCLC Control Number36042135
  • Better World Books9780813325088
  • Better World Books9780813325071
  • Open LibraryOL1011176M

Classifications

  • DDC291.046
  • LCCBP603 .H48 1997
  • LCCBP603.H48 1997

Description

"Although the Great Anti-Cult Crusade links new religious movements to dangerous cults, brainwashing, and the need for deprogramming, Karla Poewe and Irving Hexham argue that many cults are the product of a dynamic interaction between folk religions and the teachings of traditional world religions. Drawing on examples from Africa, the United States, Asia, and Europe, they suggest that few new religions are really new. Most draw on rich, if localized, cultural traditions that are shaped anew by the influence of technological change and international linkages."--Jacket.

Subjects

Topics

CultsSektenCultesWorshipHistoryHistoireHistoria

Times

Other Editions

  • New religions as global cultures: making the human sacredWestview Press1997-01-01
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