New religions as global cultures : making the human sacred /: making the human sacred. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Irving Hexham and Karla Poewe.
• Authors: Hexham, Irving
• Contents: Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 The Great Anti-cult Crusade -- Heigh-ho! Heigh-ho! A-Crusading We Will Go!" -- The Importance of van Baalen -- Walter Martin's Ad Hominem Arguments -- The New Age Crusade -- Anti-cult Literature: A Critique of the Critiques -- Charismatics as the New Enemy -- Brainwashing -- The Question of Deprogramming -- Jonestown and the Case Against New Religions -- The Waco Tragedy -- The Solar Temple and Terror in Tokyo -- Cause for Concern? -- Judgment in Berlin -- The Anti-cult Network -- How Many People Are Cult Members? -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- 2 From Cults to New Religions and Global Culture -- Defining Cults -- Theology and Prejudice -- Theological Definitions of "Cult" -- Academic Definitions: Weber and Troeltsch -- From Sect to Denomination -- Sociological Definitions of "Cult -- Stark and Bainbridge's Criticism of Ideal Types -- Redefining "Church, " "Sect, " and "Cult" -- Contemporary and New Religious Movements -- Key Terms -- 3 New Religions as Global Cultures -- Global Cultures and Religious Traditions -- The Empirical Roots of a Theory -- The Global Dynamics of Religious Cultures -- Charismatic Christianity as a Global Culture -- New Religions and Global Culture -- The European Origins of New Religions -- America's Contribution -- New Religions in Asia -- Africa's New Religions -- Global Religions and Spiritual Experiences -- Iconic Leadership -- Key Terms -- 4 New Religions and Primal Experiences -- Primal Experiences and the Global -- Frequency of Primal Experiences -- Primal Experiences and Shamanism -- The Issue of Mental Health -- Okinawan Shamans -- Primal Experiences and Religious Leaders -- The Significance of Failure and the Uniformity of Experience -- Shamans and Spirit Possession -- Peripheral Amoral and Central Moral Religions. The Myth of Modernity: A Summation -- Some Differences Between Christianity and New Religions -- Conclusion -- Key Terms -- 9 How Dangerous Are New Religions? -- Full Circle -- The Problem of Nazi Religion -- New Religions or Magical Religions? -- Magic, Cultural Condition, and Religious Cure -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- About the Book and Authors -- Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 291.046; Cults; Sects; Religion and culture; Cults -- History -- Sources; Sects -- History -- Sources; Cults; Religion and culture; Sects; Electronic books; History; Sources
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429978326; 0429978324; 9780429967245; 0429967241; 9780429989407; 0429989407; 9780429498695; 0429498691
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