the A to Z of New Religious Movements

Informationen zum Autor George D. Chryssides is Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at the University of Wolverhampton, England. He has acted as Consultant on New Religious Movements to the United Reformed Church in England, and served for several years as Chair of the Board for the Centre for the Study of New Religious Movements at Selly Oak Colleges, Birmingham, England. Klappentext Alongside the older and more established religions, there are hundreds, indeed, thousands more, which have recently emerged. These 'new religious movements' or NRMs_for lack of a better name_are not only numerous, they are also extremely varied and stem from a wide array of sources. Zusammenfassung Alongside the older and more established religions! there are hundreds! indeed! thousands more! which have recently emerged. These 'new religious movements' or NRMs_for lack of a better name_are not only numerous! they are also extremely varied and stem from a wide array of sources. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Preface Part 2 Acknowledgments Part 3 Abbreviations and Acronyms Part 4 Chronology Part 5 Introduction Part 6 THE DICTIONARY Part 7 Glossary Part 8 Bibliography Part 9 Index Part 10 About the Author

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• Autori: George Chryssides, George D Chryssides, George D. Chryssides
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.04.2006
• EAN: 9780810855885
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-5588-5
• Pagine: 388
• Dimensioni: 133 mm x 210 mm x 25 mm
• Serie: A to Z Guides; The A to Z Guide Series
• Categoria: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione