Title Researching new religious movements : responses and redefinitions / Elisabeth Arweck.

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London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.

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Description	1 online resource
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages [383]-440) and index.
Contents	What this book is about -- Milestones in a reseach itinerary -- Institutions and institutional knowledge -- Institutions -- Institutional knowledge -- Sketching in the cultural background -- The contours of religious cultures -- The contours of academic cultures -- The "anti-cult" movement's response -- The ACM response in Britain : the case of FAIR -- The ACM response in Germany : the case of Elterninitiative -- The response of the mainstream churches -- The Church of England's response -- The response of the Protestant Church in German -- Evangelische Zentralstelle für Weltanschauungsfragen (EZW) -- Pastor Friedrich-Wilhelm Haack and Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Religions- und Weltanschuungsfragen -- The response of the Roman Catholic Church -- Conclusions.
Language	English and German.
Note	Description based on print version record.
Summary	New religious movements such as the Moonies, Jehovah's Witnesses and Hare Krishnas are now well established in mainstream cultural consciousness. But responses to these 'cult' groups still tend to be overwhelmingly negative, characterized by the furious reactions that they evoke from majority interests. Modern societies need to learn how best to respond to such movements, and how to interpret their benefits and dangers.Researching New Religious Movements provides a cutting-edge analysis of the controversy around new religions in America and Europe today. Drawing on original fieldw.
Subject	Cults -- Germany.
	Religion and sociology -- Germany.
	Cults -- Great Britain.
	Religion and sociology -- Great Britain.
	Cults. (OCoLC)fst00884980
	Religion and sociology. (OCoLC)fst01093858
	Germany. (OCoLC)fst01210272
	Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
	RELIGION -- Education.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Researching new religious movements London ; New York : Routledge, 2006. 0203642376 (e-book) (DLC) 2005017222
ISBN	9781134472468 ebook
	1134472463
	0203642376 e-book
	041527754X hardback : alk. paper
	0415277558 pbk. : alk. paper
	9780203642375 e-book
	1134472471
	9781134472475
	1280291419
	9781280291418
	9780415277549 hardback : alk. paper
	9786610291410
	9780415277556 pbk. : alk. paper
	6610291411

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