Cults

James R. Lewis is Associate Professor at the University of Tromsø, Norway

'Cults provides a wealth of information about many different new (and older) religions from around the world, and about the history of these groups and movements over the past two centuries. This should be on the shelf of anyone interested in newer religious phenomena.' James T. Richardson, University of Nevada at Reno 'Written by one of the world's leading authorities on new religious movements, Cults can be thoroughly recommended to students and scholars, but its lucidity makes it thoroughly accessible to the general reader and anyone who needs to become informed about the 'cult scene'.' George Chryssides, University of Birmingham 'A 'go to' reference for academics, professionals and the general public. The case studies of a wide array of new religions are invaluable. Anyone who studies religion will find this book valuable.' Dell de Chant, University of South Florida 'A precise and useful overview of this important and often controversial phenomenon.' Regis Dericquebourg, National Center for Scientific Research, Paris 'I strongly believe that this book will be a very interesting and useful tool not only for those who are familiar with the field of NRMs, but for those who want to acquire well grounded knowledge on this scientific field. It is an objective textbook, which focuses on the exact facts and provides the reader with specific and grounded information. Being a non apologetic for NRMs book is a great advantage, because the field is full of anti-cult books, articles and websites. That is why I argue that the publication of the book will be very important for scholars, students or any other person, who is interested in forming a concrete and objective opinion concerning NRMs. I would also add that the inclusion of case-studies (tax cases, court cases, libel cases, etc.), are quite illuminating and helpful for the reader.' Alexandros Sakellariou, Post-doctoral Researcher, Sociology of Religion, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences of Athens 'As a handbook for cult controversies, Cults has interesting and useful features.' - Nova Religio

• Preface 1. Overview 2. Court Decisions, Legislation and Governmental Actions 3. Controversial Groups and Movements 4. Documents and Data 5. Organizations and Websites Chronology Bibliography Index