Fielding Derrida : Philosophy, Literary Criticism, History, and the Work of Deconstruction. by Rosenstock, Bruce

Table of Contents: “…Contents -- Introduction: Mendelssohn and Rosenzweig Beyond 1800 -- Performing Reason: Mendelssohn on Judaism and Enlightenment -- Jacobi and Mendelssohn: The Tragedy of a Messianic Friendship -- In the Year of the Lord 1800: Rosenzweig and the Spinoza Quarrel -- Reinhold and Kant: The Quest for a New Religion of Reason -- Beautiful Life: Mendelssohn, Hegel, and Rosenzweig -- Mendelssohn, Rosenzweig, and Political Theology: Beyond Sovereign Violence -- Beyond 1800: An Immigrant Rosenzweig -- Epilogue: Pirates of the Caribbean Once More -- Notes -- Bibliography…”
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Causes and cures for the social unrest : an appeal to the middle class by Finney, Ross L. (Ross Lee), 1875-1934

Table of Contents: “…The patriotism of the mind -- Individual rights and social justice -- The genesis of the social unrest -- The modern colossus -- Ricardo's iron law of wages -- The distribution of wealth -- Special grievances of the middle class -- The paradox of middle class salvation -- The new rights of the public -- The frontiers of democracy -- Some necessary economic reforms -- The middle class at the doctor -- Spiritual versus economic determinism -- The old fashioned, middle class ideals -- The new education -- The need for social science -- Art and recreation -- The new religion.…”
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The Bodhisattva Doctrine in Buddhism. by Kawamura, Leslie

Table of Contents: “…""JAPAN""""The Bodhisattva Doctrine as Conceived and Developed by the Founders of the New Sects in the Heian and Kamakura Periods""; ""Japan's New Religions (1945-65): Secularization or Spiritualization?""…”
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Sourcebook in Shinto : selected documents by Picken, Stuart D. B.

Table of Contents: “…Sect Shinto and the New Religions; 6. Shinto Thought to the Meiji Restoration; 7. …”
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Rome in Africa. by Raven, Susan

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chronology; A note on certain words; Introduction; BETWEEN THE DESERT AND THE SEA; THE RISE OF CARTHAGE; THE WARS BETWEEN ROME AND CARTHAGE; NEW MASTERS FOR AFRICA; THE CONQUEST OF A COUNTRY; GRANARY OF THE EMPIRE; THE SIX HUNDRED CITIES; CAREERS OPEN TO TALENT; THE FIRST AFRICAN EMPEROR; THE NEW RELIGION; A CHURCH DIVIDED; THE GREATEST AFRICAN; THE VANDAL INTERREGNUM; AFRICA RETURNS TO THE EAST; Appendix of site plans; Bibliography; Modern and ancient place names; Index.…”
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Around the world in 80 faiths. Episode 7, Latin America

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Christian Witness in Pluralistic Contexts in the Twenty-First Century by Wan, Enoch

Table of Contents: “…Transforming Evangelical Responses to New Religions: Missions and Counter-Cult in Partnership…”
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The new religious movements experience in America by Gallagher, Eugene V.

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New religious movements : a guide for the perplexed by Oliver, Paul

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Sport and religion in the twenty-first century

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Who's Got Game?: America's New Religion; 2 From Sunday Sermon to Monday Night Football; 3 Elegy for the McPheean Moment; 4 Biblical Tales in the Sports News; 5 An Olympic Religion; 6 "Be Not Conformed"; 7 A Useable Soccer Martyr; 8 Celebrating in a Cemetery; 9 Southern Reconstructing; 10 Exercising the Spiritual Muscle; 11 Are Sports Programs at Small Church-Affiliated Colleges and Universities Really Different?…”
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The lotus and the lion : Buddhism and the British Empire by Franklin, J. Jeffrey

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Western esotericism and rituals of initiation by Bogdan, Henrik

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Cults, religion, and violence

Table of Contents: “…Bromley -- Challenging misconceptions about the new religions-violence connection / J. Gordon Melton and David G. …”
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New religious movements : challenge and response

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Japanese Religion : a Cultural Perspective. by Ellwood, Robert

Table of Contents: “…Central Paradigms and Persistent PatiernsAppendix: Brief Summaries of Major Japanese Religious Traditions; Shinto; Confucianism; Taoism; Buddhism; The New Religions; Tenrikyo; Konkokyo; Ornoto; World Messianity or Sekai Kyusei-kyo; PL Kyodan; Seicho no le; Soka Gakkai; Rissho Koseikai; Reiyukai; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Marxism and religion

Table of Contents: “…5 A Tentative Analysis of the Relationship between Modernization and New Religions 6 The Development of Modern Society and the Evolution of Religion; 7 A Theoretical Examination of and Reflection on the Global Revival of Religion; Part II Marxist Perspectives on Religion and Religion in Contemporary China ; 8 An Outline of the Basic Theories and Development of Marx and Engels' Historical Materialist View of Religion; 9 A Comprehensive Understanding and Scientific Appraisal of Leninist Perspectives on Religion ; 10 A Survey of Marxist Perspectives on Religion in New China.…”
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California Rising : the Life and Times of Pat Brown. by Rarick, Ethan, 1964-

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; Prologue; PART I: RISING; 1. Go-getters; 2. A New Religion; 3. The Chairs of Politics; 4. Waiting; 5. …”
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Strategies in the study of religions. Volume two, Exploring religions in motion by Pye, Michael

Table of Contents: “…5.3 Ernst Troeltsch and Gerardus van de Leeuw on Tradition 5.4 Elements of a General Theory of Innovation in Religion; 5.5 New Religions in East Asia; 5.6 Won Buddhism as a Korean New Religion; 5.7 Aum Shinrikyō. …”
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Religion in America since 1945 : a history by Allitt, Patrick

Table of Contents: “…Alternative religious worlds: 1967-1982 -- Space travel -- Feminism and ministry -- Feminist theology -- New religions, "cults," and their critics -- Asian spirituality in American dress -- 7. …”
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Among the Scientologists : history, theology, and praxis by Westbrook, Donald A., 1985-

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The Book of Mormon : a biography by Gutjahr, Paul C.

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The Book of Mormon : a biography by Gutjahr, Paul C.

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American sociology of religion : histories

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Chercheurs de dieux dans l'espace public - Frontier Religions in Public Space. by Pauline, Cote

Table of Contents: “…Avant-propos / foreword; table des matières / table of contents; note sur les auteurs / list of contributors; public space-building in religion : a multidimensional phenomenon; première partie / part i: de l'étrange au familier en religion exploring the religious frontier; the continuum between 'cults' and 'normal' religion; inform : bringing the sociology of religion to the public space; new religions in cyberspace : the promise and perils of a new public space; deuxième partie / part ii: monde vécu, scandale public personal experience, public controversy.…”
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Handbook of contemporary Japanese religions

Table of Contents: “…Voices for the Dead: Priestly Incantations and Grave DiscussionsRe-Imagining Buddhist Women in Contemporary Japan; Part III Religious Responses to Social Change; The Postwar Constitution and Religion; New Religions in Japan: Adaptations and Transformations in Contemporary Society; Sōka Gakkai in Japan; Ambiguous Identities: Negotiating Christianity and 'Japaneseness'; Reconstructing Priestly Identity and Roles and the Development of Socially Engaged Buddhism in Contemporary Japan; Buddhist Environmentalism in Contemporary Japan; 'Fine Words Indeed': Yasukuni and the Narrative Fetishism of War.…”
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History, culture, and religion of the Hellenistic Age by Koester, Helmut, 1926-2016

Table of Contents: “…The Development Of Greek Religion -- 4. The New Religions -- Â 5 The People Of Israel In The Hellenistic Period…”
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Handbook of Christianity in Japan

Table of Contents: “…Thelle -- Shinto and Christianity: a history of conflict and compromise / John Breen -- New religions and Christianity / Shimazono Susumu -- Bridging the divide: writing Christian faith (and doubt) in modern Japan / Mark Williams -- Mission schools and education for women / Karen Seat -- Christian social welfare and the modernization of Japan / Endō Kōichi -- Christianity and politics in Japan / M. …”
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Readings in Eastern Religions, Second Edition. by Coward, Harold G.

Table of Contents: “…1843) -- The Disestablishment of State Shinto -- Notes -- TEN: New Religions -- Tenrikyo -- Soka Gakkai -- Notes -- GLOSSARY -- A -- B -- D -- G -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- PERMISSIONS…”
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Ayahuasca Reader Encounters with the Amazon's Sacred Vine. by Luna, Luis Eduardo

Table of Contents: “…Tracking The River of Change: A Multidimensional Interpretation of Ayahuasca Healing -- Through The Void: A Cognitive Testimony -- Twenty Years Later -- Some Observations on The Phenomenology of The Ayahuasca Experience -- Ayahuasca As Antidote -- III. New Religions: Santo Daime, Barquinha, and União Do Vegetal (Udv) -- Hymns -- The Book of Visions: Journey to Santo Daime (excerpt) -- An Unusual Experience with "Hoasca:" A Lesson from The Teacher -- IV. …”
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The Wahhabis seen through European eyes (1772-1830) : deists and Puritans of Islam by Bonacina, Giovanni, 1961-

Table of Contents: “…Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1; A Deistic Revolution in Arabia; 1 Niebuhr: A New Religion in Najd; 2 Grounds for Niebuhr's Impressions and their Early Circulation; 3 Volney: A Great Political and Religious Revolution in Asia; 4 Olivier: Wandering Wahhabis and Persian Pilgrims; 5 Browne: A Najd Rebel; Chapter 2; Literary Disputes and Colonial Aims; 1 Silvestre de Sacy: A Hypothesis of Continuity of the Qarmatians; 2 Rousseau: A Reforming Sheikh of Mohammedanism; 3 Corancez: The Cult of the Koran in its Original Simplicity; 4 Rousseau, Corancez and their Sources.…”
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Experiencing fieldwork : an inside view of qualitative research

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part I -- Getting in; Chapter 1 -- Playing Back the Tape: Early Days in the Field; Chapter 2 -- Sponsors, Gatekeepers, Members, and Friends: Access in Educational Settings; Chapter 3 -- Female Researchers in Male-Dominated Settings: Implications for Short-Term Versus Long-Term Research; Chapter 4 -- Experiencing Research on New Religions and Cults: Practical and Ethical Considerations; Chapter 5 -- Managing a Convincing Self-presentation: Some Personal Reflections on Entering the Field; Part II -- Learning the Ropes.…”
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Spirit possession and trance : new interdisciplinary perspectives

Table of Contents: “…Schmist -- Somali Saar in the era of social and religious change / Marja Tiilikainen -- Taking possession of Santo Daime : the growth of umbanda within a Brazilian new religion / Andrew Dawson -- Spirit attacks in Northern Namibia : interpreting a new phenomenon in an African Lutheran context / Kim Groop -- Divine possession and divination in the Graeco-Roman world : the evidence from Iamblichus's On the mysteries / Crystal Addey -- Waking the entranced : reassessing spiritualist mediumship through a comparison of spiritualist and shamanic spirit possession practices / David Gordon Wilson -- To perform possession and to be possessed in performance : the actor, the medium and an 'other' / Sarah Goldingay -- On the transformation of the spirit possession film : towards rouch as 'emergent method' / Saër Maty Bâ.…”
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Mount Fuji : icon of Japan by Earhart, H. Byron

Table of Contents: “…Giving Form to Japan's Identity: Fuji and the Ideology of NationalismFraming Japan's Identity: Money and Postage Stamps; Part 4 Fuji Devotion in Contemporary Japan; 12 A Contemporary Fujiko; The Decline of Fujiko in Modern Times; Miyamotoko: Edo Customs in Tokyo; 13 New Religions and Fuji; Maruyamakyo: The Crater of Fuji as a Mecca; Gedatsukai: Old Traditions in a New Religion; 14 Surveying Contemporary Fuji Belief and Practice; Statistics and Personal Statements on Fuji Spirituality; Three Views of Fuji; Part 5 Fuji the Flexible Symbol; 15 War and Peace; The Mobilization of Fuji.…”
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Religion and politics in contemporary Japan : Soka Gakkai youth and Komeito by Fisker-Nielsen, Anne Mette

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Religion and Politics in Contemporary Japan:Soka Gakkai Youth and Komeito; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; A note to the reader; Introduction: youth, religion and politics in Japan; Introduction; Representations of young people and of Japanese new religions; Representations of politics; An anthropological approach to politics; My position as researcher; Using ideas about civil society to raise new questions about the political involvement of a religious group; 1. …”
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Colonial transformation and Asian religions in modern history

Table of Contents: “…Kim -- The meaning of "new religion" in Japan : the presence of Tenrikyo and the Meiji era / Midori Horiuchi -- Re-interpreting Hansai : burnt offerings as the Nagasaki atomic bomb / Gwyn McClelland -- Coming down the mountain : transformations of contemplative culture in eastern Tibet / Elizabeth McDougal.…”
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Hungary between two empires, 1526-1711 by Pálffy, Géza

Table of Contents: “…Hungary after Mohács: A Century of Direction Seeking, 1526-1601 -- On the Frontier of Two Empires -- Roads from Istanbul to Vienna: The Ottomans in Hungary -- The Bumpy Road to Vienna: The Habsburgs and the Hungarians -- The Road to Istanbul: The State of King John Szapolyai and His Son -- On a Narrow Path: The Principality of Transylvania -- Society Finds Its Way -- The Economy and Its Roads to Europe -- The Search for a New Home: Ethnic and Demographic Changes -- Finding Faith: Hungary's New Religion -- Seeking a Language: A Cultural Golden Age -- Looking in Vain for a Way Out: The Long Turkish War, 1591-1606 -- Decay and Rejuvenation: The Janus-Faced Seventeenth Century, 1606-1711 -- Peace or Civil War on the Border of the Two Empires? …”
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Aleister Crowley and Western esotericism

Table of Contents: “…Ron Hubbard, Aleister Crowley, and the origins of a controversial new religion / Hugh B. Urban -- Satan and the beast: the influence of Aleister Crowley on modern satanism / Asbjørn Dyrendal.…”
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Anatomy of the Red Brigades : the religious mind-set of modern terrorists by Orsini, Alessandro, 1975-

Table of Contents: “…The Sacralization of Politics -- The "Fanaticism of a New Religion" -- Radical Catastrophism -- The Revolutionary Sect and the Obsession with Purity -- The Hatred of Reformists -- 3. …”
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Great War Modernisms and 'The New Age' Magazine. by Jackson, Paul

Table of Contents: “…Wells's diagnosis of the crisis of the twentieth century -- The war that will end war -- War and modern religion -- The new religion and wartime fi ction -- War, history and the future -- Conclusions -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.…”
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Schelling's organic form of philosophy : life as the schema of freedom by Matthews, Bruce, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…Life in the Anticipation of the Eschaton: The Prophet of Freedom and Nature Divine Schelling's Eulogy of Hahn (1790) and the Passing of the Flame of Prophecy ; Prophet of the New Religion of Nature: Matter Spiritualized; 3. The Question of Systematic Unity; Systematic Unity and the Urform of Reason; Life Is the Schema of Freedom: The Will of Desire and the Causality of Freedom ; The Antinomy of Aesthetic Judgment; The Unity of the Ideas of Reason and the Transcendental Ideal as the Form of Forms ; Transcendental Modality: Unity as Grundsatz of Reason.…”
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