Challenging Religion - Essays in Honour of Eileen Barker

In the last half century new religious movements or cults of one sort and another have mushroomed throughout the US and Europe. Increasingly these groups have been met with attempts to monitor and control them on the part of the state, and concerns about the protection of religious 'consumers' have been set against the democratic right to religious freedom. In this collection, leading sociologists of religion from the UK, US, Western and Eastern Europe debate the political, practical and ethical issues which arise from these changes in the religious landscape.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I - New Religious Movements Part II - Religious Deviance and Control Part III - Religious Freedom and Empowerment Part IV- Philosophy and Methods

Über den Autor / die Autorin

James A. Beckford is Professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick.
James T. Richardson is Professor of Sociology and Judicial Studies at the University of Reno, Nevada.

Zusammenfassung

Leading scholars examine the growth of new religious movements or cults in the US and Europe over the last 50 years and state attempts to monitor and control them, debating the political, practical and ethical issues which arise.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: James A. Richardson Beckford
• Mitarbeit: James A Beckford (Herausgeber), James A. Beckford (Herausgeber), James T Richardson (Herausgeber), James T. Richardson (Herausgeber), Richardson James T. (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 09.06.2015
• EAN: 9781138880047
• ISBN: 978-1-138-88004-7
• Seiten: 288
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie > Weitere Religionen; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Soziologische Theorien; USA, Europe, RELIGION / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Religion: general, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Sociology & anthropology, Sociology and anthropology, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)