文档介绍：Encyclopedia of New Religious
Movements
New Religious Movements (NRMs) can involve vast numbers of followers and in many
cases are radically changing the way people understand and practice religion and
spirituality. Moreover, they are having a profound impact on the form and content of
mainstream religion. The Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements provides uniquely
global coverage of the phenomenon, with entries on over three-hundred movements from
almost every country worldwide. Coverage includes movements that derive from the
major religions of the world as well as neo-traditional movements, which are often
overlooked in the study of NRMs.
In addition to the coverage of particular movements there are also entries on broad
classifications and themes, and key topics, thinkers and ideas—the New Age Movement,
Neo-Paganism, gender and NRMs, cyberspace religions, the Anti-Cult Movement,
, Jung, de Chardin, Lovelock, Gurdjieff, al-Banna, Qutb.
The marked global approach prehensiveness of the encyclopedia enable an
appreciation of the innovative energy of NRMs, of their extraordinary diversity, and the
often surprising ways in which they can propagate geographically. A most ambitious
publication of its sort, the Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements is a major addition
to the reference literature for students and researchers in the field of religious studies and
the social sciences.
Entries are cross-referenced, many with short bibliographies for further reading. There
is a full index.
Peter is Professor Emeritus of the History and Sociology of Religion at
King’s College, University of London, UK and Professorial Member, Faculty of
Theology, University of Oxford, UK. His latest book is New Religious Movements in
Global Perspective (Routledge, 2006).
Encyclopedia of New Religious
Movements
Edited by
Peter
LONDON AND NEW YORK
First published 2006 by Routledge 2 Park Squ