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Controversial New Religions
. Ed(S): Lewis, Professor James R.; Petersen, Dr Jesper Aagaard
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Paperback. Written by established scholars as well as younger experts in their field, this updated and revised second edition of Controversial New Religions offers a scholarly, dispassionate look at the new religious groups that have generated the most attention in the media and general public. Editor(s): Lewis, Professor James R.; Petersen, Dr Jesper Aagaard. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRA; HRQA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 172 x 32. Weight in Grams: 650.
In terms of public opinion, new religious movements are considered controversial for a variety of reasons. Their social organization often runs counter to popular expectations by experimenting with communal living, alternative leadership roles, unusual economic dispositions, and new political and ethical values. As a result the general public views new religions with a mixture of curiosity, amusement, and anxiety, sustained by lavish media emphasis on oddness and tragedy rather than familiarity and lived experience. This updated and revised second edition of Controversial New Religions offers a scholarly, dispassionate look at those groups that have generated the most attention, including ... Read more
In terms of public opinion, new religious movements are considered controversial for a variety of reasons. Their social organization often runs counter to popular expectations by experimenting with communal living, alternative leadership roles, unusual economic dispositions, and new political and ethical values. As a result the general public views new religions with a mixture of curiosity, amusement, and anxiety, sustained by lavish media emphasis on oddness and tragedy rather than familiarity and lived experience. This updated and revised second edition of Controversial New Religions offers a scholarly, dispassionate look at those groups that have generated the most attention, including ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199315314
SKU
V9780199315314
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About . Ed(S): Lewis, Professor James R.; Petersen, Dr Jesper Aagaard
James R. Lewis is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Tromsø. He co-edits three books series and is the general editor for the Alternative Spirituality and Religion Review and the Journal of Religion and Violence Jesper Aa. Petersen is Associate Professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, specializing in Religious Education and Religious Studies. He ... Read more
Reviews for Controversial New Religions
balanced and intriguing
Jonathan Benthall, The Times Literary Supplement
Very often sequels are disappointing, but the second edition of Controversial New Religions offers another round of solid and fascinating scholarship on religions on the brink of-and sometimes beyond-the mainstream. Introducing a number of younger scholars, this volume, furthermore, shows how research into new and emergent religions has become ... Read more
Jonathan Benthall, The Times Literary Supplement
Very often sequels are disappointing, but the second edition of Controversial New Religions offers another round of solid and fascinating scholarship on religions on the brink of-and sometimes beyond-the mainstream. Introducing a number of younger scholars, this volume, furthermore, shows how research into new and emergent religions has become ... Read more