TY  - BOOK
AU  - Oliver,Paul
TI  - New religious movements : a guide for the perplexed 
T2  - Continuum Guides for the perplexed
SN  - 9781441101976
AV  - BL80.3 .O45 2012
U1  - 209 22
PY  - 2012///
CY  - London 
PB  - Continuum
KW  - Cults
KW  - Sects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 176-180) and index; Part I. Philosophical issues and new religious movements. Conceptual analysis and new religious movements -- Application of concepts to new religious movements -- Part II. A survey of new religious movements. Movements related to Hinduism -- Movements related to Christianity -- Movements related to Buddhism -- Syncretistic movements -- A synthesis of the main themes -- Part III. Sociological and psychological themes in new religious movements. Psychological themes in new religious movements -- Gender and diversity -- Power and authority -- Postmodernism and the development of new religious movements
N2  - "This book analyses the concepts we use to discuss new religions, and surveys a range of different movements which were established in the second half of the 20th century"--provided by publisher
ER  -