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Zusatztext This Encyclopedia offers a truly fascinating! authoritative overview of new religious movements in a global context. What sets this work apart is its assessment of the global significance of a movement (how it progresses cross-culturally) with attention to its transformative appeal (how it seeks to transform its individual adherents or the larger society). This is an outstanding reference source - scholarly! timely! important! and worth the price for academic libraries. Summing Up: Essential." -Choice "An extensive and authorative resource that challenges its single volume format." - Reference Reviews"Its 'global' perspective differentiates it from other reference resources currently available." - Reference Reviews"Clarke uses this eclectic definition throughout this book to provide examples of the many kinds of NRMs that have arisen in various parts of the world! with the aim of illustrating how widespread they have become."-- Kris Veldheer! Graduate Theological Union"For those interested in biographical information on prominent figures in NRMs this work also has much to offer. Clarke has gone to great lengths to include individuals who have had a formative influence in the beginning of a movement! or have had otherwise great impact." --Kris Veldheer! Graduate Theological Union"his Encyclopedia will provide an important starting point for those interested in further studies of NRMs" --Kris Veldheer! Graduate Theological Union"This Encyclopedia breaks new ground by helping to clarify and redefine what constitutes a NRM. Because of its global perspective and its interaction with literature from various parts of the globe! this compact volume will be a worthy addition to any religion/theology reference collection." --Kris Veldheer! Graduate Theological Union Informationen zum Autor Peter Clark Klappentext Provides global coverage of the phenomenon of New Religious Movements (NRMs)! with entries on over three-hundred movements from almost every country in the world. It includes movements that derive from the major religions of the world and also the neo-traditional movements! movements often overlooked in the study of the NRMs. Zusammenfassung An essential companion to both research and scholarship upon which undergraduates, postgraduates, lecturers and researchers can all be expected to draw. Inhaltsverzeichnis Azusa Street Revival; Baba, Sathya Sai; Bahai; Bailey, Alice (see also New Age); Bamba, Ahmadu (see also Mouridiyya); Barelvis; Bennett, J. G.; Besant, Annie; Bethesda Movement; Big Drum Dance; Black Hebrews; Black Jews; Black Muslims; Black Spiritual Churches; Black theology; Blavatsky, Anna; Brahma Kumaris Movement; Brahmo Samaj; Branch Davidians (see also Waco); Breatharianism; Brotherhood of the Cross and Star; Buddha's Light Temple; Buddhism, Mahayana; Buddhism, Vajrayana; business and NRMs; Byakko Shinkokai; Caddy, Eileen and Peter (see also Findhorn and New Age); Candomble; Caodaism; Cargo Cults; Catholic Charismatic Movement; Celestial Church of Christ (see also Aladura); charismatic Christianity; Cherubim and Seraphim Churches; Chidvilasananda; children and NRMs; Chopra, Deepak; Christ Apostolic Church; Church for the Spirit of Jesus Christ; Church of Christ in Japan; Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (Jehovah's Witnesses); Church of Satan; Church of the Lord Aladura (see Aladura); Church of the Twelve Apostles (Nackabah); Church Universal and Triumphant; conceptual issues; consumerist ethic and NRMs; Costa Chica; Cross of Christ World Mission; Cult of Maria Lionza (see also: Alan Kardec, Kardecism and Spiritualism); daimoku; Daishonin Nichiren (see also Nichiren Shosu and Soka Gakkai); Daku Community; Damanhur; Dargawiyya Movement; defining/characterizing NRMs; Deguchi, Nao (see also Omotokyo); Deguchi, Onisaburo (see also Omotokyo); Deima Cult; Deobandi Movement; deprogramming; Divine Light Mission; Dream Dance (see ...
