New Religious Movements in the Twenty-First Century: Legal, Political, and Social Challenges in Global PerspectivePhillip Charles Lucas, Thomas Robbins Routledge, 1. jun. 2004 - 376 strani New Religious Movements in the 21st Century is the first volume to examine the urgent and important issues facing new religions in their political, legal and religious contexts in global perspective. With essays from prominent NRM scholars and usefully organized into four regional areas covering Western Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, Russia and Eastern Europe, and North and South America, as well as a concluding section on the major themes of globalization and terrorist violence, this book provides invaluable insight into the challenges facing religion in the twenty-first century. An introduction by Tom Robbins provides an overview of the major issues and themes discussed in the book. |
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Part 2 Eastern Europe and Eurasia | 97 |
Part 3 Africa Asia and Australia | 149 |
Part 4 North and South America | 211 |
Part 5 Theoretical Considerations | 251 |
The Future of New and Minority Religions in the
TwentyFirst Century Religious Freedom under Global Siege | 341 |
Index | 359 |
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