A Historical Introduction to the Study of New Religious Movements
(Part of the Routledge New Religions Series)
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The American public's perception of New Religious Movements (NRMs) as fundamentally harmful cults stems from the "anticult" movement of the 1970s, which gave a sometimes hysterical and often distorted image of NRMs to the media. At the same time, academics pioneered a new field, studying these same NRMs from sociological and historical perspectives. They offered an interpretation that ran counter to that of the anticult movement. For these scholars...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0367887142
ISBN13:9780367887148
Release Date:December 2019
Publisher:Routledge
Length:252 Pages
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