The Bloomsbury companion to new religious movements / edited by George D. Chryssides and Benjamin E. Zeller. - London : Bloomsbury, 2016. - xxiv, 427 p.; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents pt. 1 Research Methods and Problems Fieldwork/ Stephen E. Gregg The Insider/Outsider Problem/ George D. Chryssides Material Culture/ Alex Norman Pagan Studies/ Graham Harvey New Age/ Steven J. Sutcliffe Mormon Studies/ Douglas J. Davies Japanese NRMs/ Birgit Staemler Sexuality Studies/ Megan Goodwin Media Studies/ Stephen Jacobs Ritual Studies/ Lee Gilmore pt. 2 Current Research and Issues Jonestown and the Study of NRMs/ Rebecca Moore Conversion and Brain Washing/ James T. Richardson Charisma and Leadership/ David G. Bromley Prophecy/ Jon R. Stone Millenialism/ Catherine Wessinger Violence/ James R. Lewis Opposition to NRMs/ George D. Chryssides and Benjamin E. Zeller Legal Issues/ Anthony Bradney Gender/ Megan Goodwin UFO Religions/ Christopher Patridge Researching Esoteric Groups/ Kennet Granholm African New Religious Movements/ Afe Adogame Vernacular/Lived Religion/ Marion Bowman pt. 3 New Directions in the Study of New Religious Movements Globalization/ Liselotte Frisk Science/ Benjamin E. Zeller The Role of the Internet/ Jean-Francois Mayer Invented Religions/ Carole M. Cusack Race and Ethnicity/ Marie W. Dallam Children and Generational Issues/ E. Burke Rockford, Jr. Healing/ Holy Folk Travel and New Religious Movements/ Alex Norman

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Cults

BP 603 / .B56 2016