New religious movements and rapid social change / edited by James A. Beckford on behalf of Research Committee 22 of the International Sociological Association.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: London ; Beverly Hills, Calif. : Sage Publications ; Paris, France : Unesco, 1986.Description: xv, 247 p. : ill. ; 22 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 291.9 19
LOC classification:
  • BL87 .N47 1986
Contents:
Religious movements and counter-movements in North America / Robert Wuthnow -- New religious movements in Western Europe / James A. Beckford and Martine Levasseur -- The development of millennialistic thought in Japan's new religions / Susumu Shimazono -- Social change and movements of revitalization in contemporary Islam / Said Amir Arjomand -- A comparative study of two new religious movements in the Republic of Korea / Syn-duk Choi --New religious movements in the Caribbean / Laennec Hurbon -- The social impact of Nigeria's new religious movements / Friday M. Mbon -- The cult of Huniyan / Gananath Obeyesekere -- New Hindu religious movements in India / Arvind Sharma.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Religious movements and counter-movements in North America / Robert Wuthnow -- New religious movements in Western Europe / James A. Beckford and Martine Levasseur -- The development of millennialistic thought in Japan's new religions / Susumu Shimazono -- Social change and movements of revitalization in contemporary Islam / Said Amir Arjomand -- A comparative study of two new religious movements in the Republic of Korea / Syn-duk Choi --New religious movements in the Caribbean / Laennec Hurbon -- The social impact of Nigeria's new religious movements / Friday M. Mbon -- The cult of Huniyan / Gananath Obeyesekere -- New Hindu religious movements in India / Arvind Sharma.

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