Perfect Children - Growing Up on the Religious Fringe

Van Eck Duymaer van Twist examines ways in which new religious movements adapt to a second generation, how children are socialized, what happens to these children as they mature, and how their childhoods have affected them.

About the author

Amanda van Eck Duymaer van Twist is Deputy Director of INFORM (Information on Religious Movements) at the London School of Economics.

Summary

Van Eck Duymaer van Twist examines ways in which new religious movements adapt to a second generation, how children are socialized, what happens to these children as they mature, and how their childhoods have affected them.

Additional text

This is a very good book. I recommend it not only to scholars of new religious movements for whom it is a must, but also to anyone interested in the dynamics of the socialization of children in minority religions or in nonreligious groups that are on the fringe of society.

Product details

• Authors: Amanda van Eck Duymaer van Twist, Amanda Van Eck Duymaer Van Twist
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.05.2015
• EAN: 9780199827787
• ISBN: 978-0-19-982778-7
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Sociology, RELIGION / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, Alternative belief systems, Age groups: children, Religious groups: social & cultural aspects, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Perfect Children