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042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aBP 603 _b.B37 2001
100	1		_aBarrett, David V.
245	1	4	_aThe new believers : _ba survey of sects, cults, and alternative religions / _cDavid V. Barrett.
260			_aLondon : _bCassell ; _aNew York, NY : _bDistributed in the United States by Sterling Pub., _c2001.
300			_a544 p., [16] p. of plates : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
500			_a"Revised and greatly expanded edition of ... Sects, cults & alternative religions"--P. 9.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 525-534) and index.
505	2		_aMajor issues of alternative religions -- Alternative religions and other groups.
505	0		_aWho, what and why? : the purpose of this book -- Is it a cult, or a real religion? : the problem of definition -- Sects appeal : conversion, recruitment, mind control or brainwashing? -- Would you let your daughter marry one? : problems for families of members -- So hard to say 'goodbye' : problems of leaving a movement -- After the prophet dies : how movements change -- It's the end of the world as we know it : apocalyptic beliefs -- Cults that kill : how, why, and can it happen again? -- Watching the watchers : the variety of cult experts -- Historical diversity : a brief summary of world religions -- The complexity of Christianity -- Christian origins -- Other 'religions of the book' origins -- Eastern movements in the West -- Esoteric and neo-pagan movements -- Personal development movements -- Schism in a sect : the Worldwide Church of God and its offshoots.
650		0	_aCults.
650		0	_aSects.
650		0	_aReligions.
700	1		_aBarrett, David V. _tSects, cults, and alternative religions.
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/ste021/200 1347660.html
856	4	1	_3Table of contents _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy02/2001347660.ht ml
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