New religions : alternative spiritualities? /

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Women in new religions / by Vance, Laura L.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Why study women in new religions? -- Mormonism: gendering the heavens -- Seventh-day Adventism: women's changing role in an Endtime religion -- The Family International: sexualizing gender -- Wicca: valuing the divine feminine.…”
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Cults and New Religions A Brief History. by Cowan, Douglas E.

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Title page -- Table of Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- List of Text Boxes -- Chapter 1: Cults and New Religions: A Primer -- The Range of New Religious Movements -- Controversy and the Popular Perception of New Religious Movements -- Further Reading on New Religious Movements -- Chapter 2: The Church of Scientology: The Question of Religion -- L. …”
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Controversial new religions /

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Legitimating new religions / by Lewis, James R.

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Exploring new religions / by Chryssides, George D., 1945-

Table of Contents: “…The ''suicide cults''; 3. The old new religions; 4. The ''New Christian'' movements; 5. …”
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Handbook of Nordic new religions /

Table of Contents: “…PART 1 Denmark ; 2 Old New Religions in Scandinavia; 3 Misa and Natha: The Peculiar Story of a Romanian Tantric Yoga School; 4 The Baha'is of the North; 5 Danish Dianetics: Scholarship in the Church of Scientology in Scandinavia -- PART 2 Finland; 6 The Study of New Religious Movements in Finland: An Overview of Previous Research; 7 From Western Esotericism to New Spirituality: The Diversity of New Age in Finland; 8 Diversification, Mainstreaming, Commercialization, and Domestication. …”
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New era, new religions : religious transformation in contemporary Brazil / by Dawson, Andrew, 1966-

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New religions and state's response to religious diversification in contemporary Vietnam : tensions from the reinvention of the sacred / by Hoang, Chung Van

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Contemporary funeral rituals of Sa'dan Toraja : from Aluk Todolo to new religions / by Budiman, Michaela

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The World's religions : the study of religion, traditional and new religion /

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Transcendent in America : Hindu-Inspired Meditation Movements as New Religion. by Williamson, Lola

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Marranos on the Moradas : secret Jews and Penitentes in the southwestern United States, from 1590 to 1890 by Simms, Norman Toby

Subjects: “…Hermanos Penitentes Southwest, New Religion.…”
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Nová náboženství a násilí by Vojtíšek, Zdeněk

“…New religions and violence…”
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Brownshirt princess : a study of the "Nazi Conscience" by Gossman, Lionel

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Brownshirt princess : a study of the "Nazi Conscience" by Gossman, Lionel

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Beyond the Revolution : a history of American thought from Paine to pragmatism by Goetzmann, William H.

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Tradition and Modernization in Japanese Culture. by Shively, Donald H.

Table of Contents: “…Millenarian Aspects of the New Religions in Japan /…”
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Fantasy and belief : alternative religions, popular narratives and digital cultures by Kirby, Danielle, 1980-

“…Approaches to new religions.…”
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Cults : a Reference and Guide. by Lewis, James R.

“…Approaches to new religions.…”
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Paganistan : Contemporary Pagan Community in Minnesota's Twin Cities. by Pizza, Murphy

“…Ashgate new religions.…”
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New age, neopagan, and new religious movements : alternative spirituality in contemporary America by Urban, Hugh B.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : the rise of new religions in modern America -- The Native American Church : ancient tradition in a modern legal context -- Mormonism : polygamy, marriage, and the law -- Spiritualism : women, mediums, and messages from other worlds -- The Nation of Islam and the five percenters : race, religion, and hip hop -- Rastafari : messianism, music, and ganja -- The Church of Scientology : new religions and tax exemption -- Wicca and Neopaganism : feminism and environmentalism -- Modern Satanism : religious parody and Satanic panic -- ISKCON (Hare Krishna) : Eastern religions in modern America -- Channeling and the new age : alternative spirituality in popular culture and media -- Peoples Temple : mass suicide, media, and the "cult" label -- The Branch Davidians : millenarian movements and religious freedom -- The Raëlians: UFOs and human cloning -- Appendix : method and theory in the study of new religions.…”
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New Religious Movements in the 21st Century : Legal, Political, and Social Challenges in Global. by Lucas, Phil

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 General Overview of the "Cult Scene" in Great Britain; 2 Religious Minorities and New Religious Movements in Denmark; 3 France's Obsession with the "Sectarian Threat"; 4 The Secte Response to Religious Discrimination; 5 Italy's Surprisingly Favorable Environment for Religious Minorities; 6 New Religions in Germany; 7 New Religions in the New Russia; 8 New Religious Minorities in the Baltic States; 9 Crushing Wahhabi Fundamentalists in Central Asia and the Caucasus.…”
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A Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism by Deal, William E.

Table of Contents: “…Buddhism in the Allied Occupation -- Buddhist New Religions in Postwar Japan -- Buddhist New New Religions -- The Kyoto School -- Critical Buddhism -- Women in Contemporary Japanese Buddhism -- Traditional Buddhist Lineages in Contemporary Japan -- Contemporary Buddhist Rituals: Monastic and Lay -- Buddhism in Contemporary Japanese Culture -- Prospects -- References -- Further Reading -- Character Glossary -- Index -- End User License Agreement…”
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Readings in Eastern Religions. by Coward, Harold G.

Table of Contents: “…Mao tse Tung; 9. Shinto; 10. New Religions; Glossary.…”
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Handbook of UFO religions

Table of Contents: “…Ancient aliens / Olav Hammer and Karen Swartz -- They knew too much : the entangled history of conspiracy theories, UFO s and new religions / David G. Robertson -- ‘I figured that in my dreams, i remembered what actually happened’ : on abduction narratives as emergent folklore / Erik A.W. …”
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America's secular challenge : the rise of a new national religion by London, Herbert I., 1939-2018

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Secularism : America's new religion -- Truth as a relative concept -- The limitations of science -- Government's rationalist largesse -- Patriotism as a moral problem -- Tolerance, discrimination, and discernment -- Conclusion.…”
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Studies in modern religions and religious movements and the Babi-Baha'i faiths

Table of Contents: “…New religions and religious movements--the common heritage / Moshe Sharon -- On prophecy and early Hasidism / Moshe idel -- Rabbi Kook and his sources : from Kabbalistic historiosophy to national mysticism / Yoni Garb -- Millennialist dreams and apocalyptic nightmares / Moojan Momen -- Millenarianism and nineteenth-century new religions : the Mormon example / Grant Underwood -- Critique of pure gematry / Meir Buzaglo -- The eschatology of globalization : the multiple-messiahship of Bahāʼuʼllāh revisited / Christopher Buck -- The Bābī-state conflict in Māzandarān : background, analysis and review of sources / Siyamak Zabihi-Moghaddam -- The Azālī-Bahāʼī Faith crisis of September 1867 / Juan R.I. …”
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Swahili beyond the boundaries : literature, language, and identity by Mazrui, Alamin M.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : hybridity reconfigured -- The intercultural heritage of Swahili literature -- Aesthetics of Swahili verse: between the "old" and the "new" -- Religion and the boundaries of Swahili literature -- Translation and the (re)configuration of the Swahili literary space -- Conclusion.…”
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The Qur'an and its biblical reflexes : investigations into the genesis of a religion. by Durie, Mark, 1958-

Table of Contents: “…Lexical and Narrative Studies; ; Conclusion: The Genesis of a New Religion?…”
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Ghost dances and identity : prophetic religion and American Indian ethnogenesis in the nineteenth century by Smoak, Gregory E., 1962-

Table of Contents: “…"Snakes" and "diggers" : the origins of new ethnic identities -- Shamans, prophets, and missionaries : new religion in the nineteenth century -- Treaty making and consolidation : the politics of ethnogenesis -- "Twotrails" : resistance, accommodation, and the 1870 ghost dance -- Culture wars, Indianness, and the 1890 ghost dance -- Ghost dances and American Indian identity.…”
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Ghost dances and identity : prophetic religion and American Indian ethnogenesis in the nineteenth century by Smoak, Gregory E., 1962-

Table of Contents: “…"Snakes" and "diggers" : the origins of new ethnic identities -- Shamans, prophets, and missionaries : new religion in the nineteenth century -- Treaty making and consolidation : the politics of ethnogenesis -- "Twotrails" : resistance, accommodation, and the 1870 ghost dance -- Culture wars, Indianness, and the 1890 ghost dance -- Ghost dances and American Indian identity.…”
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Aliens adored : Rael's UFO religion by Palmer, Susan J.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: How I researched the Raelians -- Contactee prophets in the history of UFOlogy -- The last and fastest prophet -- On how to construct a new religion -- Mutating the millennium -- A visit to the court of Raël -- Sexy angels for amorous aliens -- "Enemies within!" …”
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The founder of the Hare Krishnas as seen by devotees : a cognitive study of religious charisma by Ketola, Kimmo

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The cognitive approach to charisma -- The founder-guru and his legacy -- Institutionalisation of charisma -- Hindu rituals and cultural models -- Cultural models and Prabhupāda's charisma -- The guru as a counterintuitive being -- The guru's essence and emotional impact -- Ritual frame and its vulnerability -- Cognitive explanations of charisma and new religions -- Conclusion.…”
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Before religion : a history of a modern concept by Nongbri, Brent, 1977-

Table of Contents: “…-- Lost in translation: inserting "religion" into ancient texts -- Some (premature) births of religion in antiquity -- Christians and "others" in the premodern era -- Renaissance, reformation, and religion in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries -- New worlds, new religions, world religions -- The modern origins of ancient religions -- Conclusion: after religion?…”
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Religions in Global Society. by Beyer, Peter

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; copyright; Didication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Religion as concept and social reality in global society; 1 Globalization and global society; 2 The religious system of global society; 3 Formation and re-formation of Abrahamic religions; 4 The realization of Hinduism; 5 Refusal and appropriation in East Asia; 6 New religions, non-institutionalized religiosity and the control of a contested category; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Taiwan's Tzu Chi as engaged Buddhism : origins, organization, appeal and social impact by Yao, Yushuang

Table of Contents: “…Taiwan's Tzu Chi as Engaged Buddhism: Origins, Organization, Appeal and Social Impact; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; LIST OF TABLES AND CHART PAGE; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; NOTES ON STYLE; CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION: THE SECOND GOLDEN AGE OF CHINESE BUDDHISM IN TAIWAN; The Aim of the Study; The Society, History and Ethnology of Taiwan; The Contemporary Taiwanese Religious Context: Limited Pluralism; A History of Chinese Buddhism in Taiwan; Traditional Religion in Taiwan; Daoism; Western Missions and Missionaries; Syncretism and Other New Religions in Taiwan.…”
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Changing World of Bali : Religion, Society and Tourism. by Howe, Leo

Table of Contents: “…; 4 The efficacy of ritual action and the transformation of religion; 5 New religions of Bali Agama Hindu and Sri Sathya Sai Bab; 6 Controversies about Balinese hierarchy; 7 Tourism, culture and identity; References; Index.…”
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The quest of the absolute : birth and decline of European romanticism by Dupré, Louis K., 1925-2022

Table of Contents: “…The Romantic Idea of History ; Philosophical Foundations of Romantic Thought ; A New Religion? -- Conclusion.…”
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The quest of the absolute : birth and decline of European romanticism by Dupré, Louis K., 1925-2022

Table of Contents: “…The Romantic Idea of History ; Philosophical Foundations of Romantic Thought ; A New Religion? -- Conclusion.…”
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