New religions and new religiosity /
edited by Eileen Braker & Margit Warburg.
- Aarhus, Denmark ; Oakville, Conn. : Aarhus University Press, c1998.
- 309 p. ; 22 cm.
- RENNER Studies on New Religions .
Papers represent a selection of contributions to RENNORD '94 held in Tune, Aug. 1994.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents Part I: The Wider Context: 1. New Religions and New Religiosity, Eileen Barker 2. Secularization, Tradition and New Forms of Religiosity: Some Theoretical Proposals, Daničle Hervieu-Léger 3. The Emergence of New Religions in Eastern Europe Since 1989, J. Gordon Melton
Part II: Case Studies: 4. Enemies of the Faith: Rumours and Anecdotes as Self-definition and Social Control in the Baha'i Religion, David Piff and Margit Warburg 5. Buddhism in Poland, Tadeusz Doktór 6. The Indian Factor in New Religious Movements: A Religio-Psychological Perspective, Nils G. Holm 7. Religious Ritual-Hunger and the Quest for Religious Ritual-Sustenance: A Psycho-Cultural Investigation of New Age Participants in Berkeley, California, Valerie DeMarinis 8. The Future of the New Age Movement, J. Gordon Melton 9. Is the Charismatic movement a 'Catholic Fundamentalism'?, Daničle Hervieu-Léger 10. Danish Members' Perceptions of the Founder of the Church of Scientology, Merethe Sundby-Sřrensen 11. The Faith Movement in Sweden: Some Data, Margareta Skog 12. What Does the Finnish Freemason Believe In?, Harri Heino 13. The Maitreya-Theosophy of Asger Lorentsen and the Shan-Movement, Ole Skjerbćk Madsen
Part III: Societal Reactions: 14. Channelling Information: The Stigmatization of Religious Studies as an Aspect of the Debate about the New Religious Movements in Germany, Martin Baumann 15. Hindus Old and New: Problems of Sacred Space in Britain, Malory Nye 16. Christian New Religious Movements: A Roman Catholic Perspective, Massimo Introvigne 17. Restrictions and Privileges: Legal and Administrative Practice and Minority Religions in the USA and Denmark, Margit Warburg 18. New Religious Movements and the Law: A Comparison between Two Different Legal Systems - The United States and Italy, Massimo Introvigne
Contributors Index of Persons Index of Subjects
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Sociology--Baha'i Faith Community Boundaries--Baha'i Faith Covenant Breakers--Baha'i Faith