Radical Transformations in Minority Religions Hardback
Edited by Beth (University of Cambridge, UK) Singler, Eileen (LSE, UK) Barker
Part of the Routledge Inform Series on Minority Religions and Spiritual Movements series
Hardback
Description
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 is divided into four thematic parts that focus on different impetuses for radical change: interactions with society, technology and institutions, efforts at legitimation, and new revelations. 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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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:276 pages, 1 Line drawings, black and white; 12 Halftones, black and white; 13 Illustrations, black
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:22/11/2021
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- ISBN:9780415786706
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:276 pages, 1 Line drawings, black and white; 12 Halftones, black and white; 13 Illustrations, black
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:22/11/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415786706
