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Radical Transformations in Minority Religions

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Description for Radical Transformations in Minority Religions Hardback. Editor(s): Barker, Professor Eileen; Singler, Beth. Series: Routledge Inform Series on Minority Religions and Spiritual Movements. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRQC; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .

All religions undergo continuous change, but minority religions tend to be less anchored in their ways than mainstream, traditional religions. This volume examines radical transformations undergone by a variety of minority religions, including the Children of God/ Family International; Gnosticism; Jediism; various manifestations of Paganism; LGBT Muslim groups; the Plymouth Brethren; Santa Muerte; and Satanism.

As with other books in the Routledge/Inform series, the contributors approach the subject from a wide range of perspectives: professional scholars include legal experts and sociologists specialising in new religious movements, but there are also chapters from those who have experienced a personal involvement. The volume ... Read more

This book will be a useful source of information for social scientists, historians, theologians and other scholars with an interest in social change, minority religions and ‘cults’. It will also be of interest to a wider readership including lawyers, journalists, theologians and members of the general public.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Routledge Inform Series on Minority Religions and Spiritual Movements
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415786706
SKU
V9780415786706
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About Beth Singler (Ed.)
Eileen Barker, FBA, OBE, is Professor Emeritus of Sociology with Special Reference to the Study of Religion at the London School of Economics. In 1988, with the support of the Home Office and the mainstream Churches, she founded INFORM, an educational charity, now based at King’s College, London, which supplies information about alternative religions that is as objective and up-to-date ... Read more

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