New Religious Movements and Rapid Social ChangeThe twentieth century has seen a considerable and unexpected proliferation of new religious movements in many parts of the world, often associated with periods of rapid social change. This volume - now available in paper - explains the development and characteristics of these movements comparatively and analyzes their outstanding features. The contributors shows how rapid social change gives rise to novel religious interpretations and how new religious movements, in turn, try to influence the process of change. |
Contents
New religious movements in Western Europe | 29 |
The development of millennialistic thought in Japans | 55 |
Social change and movements of revitalization | 87 |
A comparative study of two new religious movements | 113 |
New religious movements in the Caribbean | 146 |
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