Cults and new religions : a brief history / Douglas E. Cowan, David G. Bromley.

Author/creator Cowan, Douglas E.
Other author Bromley, David G.
Format Book
Publication InfoMalden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell Pub., 2008.
Descriptionix, 260 pages ; 20 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Religions.
Cults.

SeriesBlackwell brief histories of religion series
Blackwell brief histories of religion. ^A591846
Contents Cults and new religions : a primer -- The range of new religious movements -- Controversy and the popular perception of new religious movements -- The Church of Scientology : the question of religion -- Ron Hubbard and the origins of Scientology -- Beliefs and practices of the church of scientology -- The organizational structure of the Church of Scientology -- The Church of Scientology and the question of religion -- Transcendental meditation : the questions of science and therapy -- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the arrival of transcendental meditation -- Beliefs and practices of transcendental meditation -- The growth and development of transcendental meditation -- Transcendental meditation : the questions of science and therapy -- Ramtha and the new age : the question of the dangerous cult -- Who is JZ Knight and who is Ramtha? -- History and development of Ramtha's school of enlightenment -- Beliefs and practices of Ramtha's school of enlightenment -- RSE and the question of the dangerous cult -- The Unification Church/the family federation : the brainwashing/deprogramming controversy -- Sun Myung Moon : Savior from the East -- Doctrinal beliefs and ritual practices of the Unification Church -- The growth and organization of the Unification Church outside Korea -- Brainwashing, deprogramming, and the Unification Church -- The Children of God/The Family International : the issue of sexuality -- Mo : David Berg and the origins of the Children of God -- Social organization of the Children of God/The Family -- Beliefs, rituals, and practices of the Children of God/The Family -- The Children of God/The Family and the issue of sexuality -- The Branch Davidians : the problem of mass media -- The historical development of the Branch Davidians -- Beliefs and practices of the Branch Davidians under David Koresh -- The siege at Waco and the problem of mass media -- Heaven's Gate : the question of cults and violence -- Ti, do, and the origins of Heaven's Gate -- Beliefs and practices of Heaven's Gate -- Recruitment and social organization in Heaven's Gate -- The evolutionary level above human : the continuum of new religious movements and violence -- Wicca and witchcraft : confronting cultural fears -- Gerald Gardner and the origins of modern witchcraft -- Social organization and development of modern witchcraft and wicca -- Beliefs, rituals, and practices of modern witchcraft and wicca -- Satanic panic : the legacy of religious cult fears -- Rethinking cults : the significance of new religious movements -- Perspectives : cults versus new religious movements -- New religions as experimental faiths.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [233]-255) and index.
LCCN 2006037932
ISBN9781405161275 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1405161272 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9781405161282 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1405161280 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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