Religious and Spiritual Groups in Modern America

Robert Ellwood, Harry Partin (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

352 Seiten

1987 | 2nd edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-13-773045-2 (ISBN)

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This text explores the major new or unconventional religions and spiritual movements in America that exist outside the Judeo-Christian tradition.

Robert S. Ellwood is Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California. Harry Partin was Professor of History of Religions at Duke University.

1. The Several Meanings of “Cult.”

2. The History of an Alternative Reality in the West.

3. New Vessels for the Ancient Wisdom: Groups in the Theosophical and Rosicrucian Traditions.

4. The Descent of the Mighty Ones: Spiritualism and UFO Groups.

5. The Crystal Within: Initiatory Groups.

6. The Edenic Bower: Neo-Paganism.

7. The Ganges Flows West: Indian Movements in America.

8. The East in the Golden West: Other Oriental Movements.

9. New Religious Movements: Sociological and Psychological Approaches.

Appendix: The People's Temple.

Bibliography.

Addresses of Groups.

Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	8.10.1987
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
ISBN-10	0-13-773045-4 / 0137730454
ISBN-13	978-0-13-773045-2 / 9780137730452
Zustand	Neuware