New Religious Movements: The Basics

ISBN-13: 9781032102085 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 146 str.

Joseph Laycock

Opis

This book is a concise and engaging introduction to the field of New Religious Movements (NRMs). This book is essential reading for students and scholars of religion who are approaching the study of NRMs for the first time as well as those interested in deepening their understanding.

Spis treści

1: What Are New Religious Movements?, 2: How To Research NRMs, 3: Beyond Brainwashing: Affiliation and Disaffiliation, 4: Charisma, Leadership, and Authority, 5: Millennialism, Prophecy, and Failed Prophecy, 6: NRMs and Violence, 7: NRMs, Gender, and Sexuality, Postscript: NRMs and Social Media, Glossary, Index.

O autorze

Joseph P. Laycock is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Texas State University, USA.