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Heaven's Gate
Postmodernity and Popular Culture in a Suicide Group
Häftad, 2021
706 kr
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On March 26, 1997, the bodies of 39 men and women were found in an opulent mansion outside San Diego, all victims of a mass suicide. Messages left by the Heaven's Gate group indicate that they believed they were stepping out of their 'physical containers' in order to ascend to a UFO that was …
Contemporary Spiritualities
Enchanted Worlds of Nature, Wellbeing and Mystery in Italy
Av Stefania Palmisano, Nicola Pannofino
Inbunden, 2020
2512 kr
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Contemporary alternative spirituality, as studied by sociologists, is usually seen as a recent phenomenon dating from the 1960s and 1970s. However, when viewed from a longer-term perspective this form of religious expression is actually seen to reintroduce concepts that recur throughout Western …
Israelism in Modern Britain
Inbunden, 2020
2744 kr
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This book unpacks the history of British-Israelism in the UK. Remarkably, this subject has had very little attention: remarkable, because at its height in the post-war era, the British-Israelist movement could claim to have tens of thousands of card-carrying adherents and counted amongst its …
Israelism in Modern Britain
Häftad, 2022
706 kr
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This book unpacks the history of British-Israelism in the UK. Remarkably, this subject has had very little attention: remarkable, because at its height in the post-war era, the British-Israelist movement could claim to have tens of thousands of card-carrying adherents and counted amongst its …
Contemporary Spiritualities
Enchanted Worlds of Nature, Wellbeing and Mystery in Italy
Av Stefania Palmisano, Nicola Pannofino
Häftad, 2022
706 kr
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Contemporary alternative spirituality, as studied by sociologists, is usually seen as a recent phenomenon dating from the 1960s and 1970s. However, when viewed from a longer-term perspective this form of religious expression is actually seen to reintroduce concepts that recur throughout Western …
Inochentism and Orthodox Christianity
Religious Dissent in the Russian and Romanian Borderlands
Häftad, 2021
706 kr
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This book explores the history and evolution of Inochentism, a controversial new religious movement that emerged in the Russian and Romanian borderlands of what is now Moldova and Ukraine in the context of the Russian revolutionary period. Inochentism centres around the charismatic preaching of …
Indigo Children
New Age Experimentation with Self and Science
Av Beth Singler
Häftad, 2019
633 kr
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The Indigo Child concept is a contemporary New Age redefinition of self. Indigo Children are described in their primary literature as a spiritually, psychically, and genetically advanced generation. Born from the early 1980s, the Indigo Children are thought to be here to usher in a new golden age …
Historical Introduction to the Study of New Religious Movements
Häftad, 2019
706 kr
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The American public’s perception of New Religious Movements (NRMs) as fundamentally harmful cults stems from the "anticult" movement of the 1970s, which gave a sometimes hysterical and often distorted image of NRMs to the media. At the same time, academics pioneered a new field, studying these same …
Order of the Solar Temple
The Temple of Death
Inbunden, 2006
2744 kr
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In October 1994, fifty-three members of the Order of the Solar Temple in Switzerland and Québec were murdered or committed suicide. This incident and two later group suicides in subsequent years played a pivotal role in inflaming the cult controversy in Europe, influencing the public to support …
Contemporary Religious Satanism
A Critical Anthology
Inbunden, 2009
2744 kr
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The Church of Satan was founded by Anton LaVey on April 30, 1966. In his hands, Satan became a provocative symbol for indulgence, vital existence, natural wisdom and the human being's true animal nature. At present, religious Satanism exists primarily as a decentralized subculture with a strong …
New Generation Witches
Teenage Witchcraft in Contemporary Culture
Av Peg Aloi, Hannah E. Johnston
Inbunden, 2007
3168 kr
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From the shelves of mainstream bookstores and the pages of teen magazines, to popular films and television series, contemporary culture at the turn of the twenty-first century has been fascinated with teenage identity and the presence of magic and the occult. Alongside this profusion of products …
Nuwaubian Nation
Black Spirituality and State Control
Av Susan Palmer
Inbunden, 2010
2512 kr
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The Nuwaubian Nation takes the reader on a journey into an African-American spiritual movement. The United Nuwaubian Nation has changed shape since its inceptions in the 1970s, transforming from a Black Hebrew mystery school into a Muslim utopian community in Brooklyn, N.Y.; from an Egyptian theme …
Heaven's Gate
Postmodernity and Popular Culture in a Suicide Group
Inbunden, 2011
2744 kr
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On March 26, 1997, the bodies of 39 men and women were found in an opulent mansion outside San Diego, all victims of a mass suicide. Messages left by the Heaven's Gate group indicate that they believed they were stepping out of their 'physical containers' in order to ascend to a UFO that was …
Invented Religions
Imagination, Fiction and Faith
Inbunden, 2010
3461 kr
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Utilizing contemporary scholarship on secularization, individualism, and consumer capitalism, this book explores religious movements founded in the West which are intentionally fictional: Discordianism, the Church of All Worlds, the Church of the SubGenius, and Jediism. Their continued appeal and …
Invented Religions
Imagination, Fiction and Faith
Häftad, 2021
706 kr
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Utilizing contemporary scholarship on secularization, individualism, and consumer capitalism, this book explores religious movements founded in the West which are intentionally fictional: Discordianism, the Church of All Worlds, the Church of the SubGenius, and Jediism. Their continued appeal and …
Paganistan
Contemporary Pagan Community in Minnesota's Twin Cities
Av Murphy Pizza
Häftad, 2021
706 kr
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Paganistan - a moniker adapted by the Twin Cities Contemporary Pagan community - is the title of a history and ethnography of a regionally unique, urban, and vibrant community in Minnesota. The story of the community traces the formation of some of the earliest organizations and churches in the US, …
Leading the Hare Krishna Movement
The Crisis of Succession in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
Inbunden, 2024
2512 kr
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This book examines issues of leadership and succession in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) which was founded in by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1966. After the founder’s death in 1977, the movement was led by a group of gurus in a "zonal system" until their …
Leading the Hare Krishna Movement
The Crisis of Succession in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
Häftad, 2025
706 kr
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This book examines issues of leadership and succession in the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) which was founded in by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada in 1966. After the founder’s death in 1977, the movement was led by a group of gurus in a "zonal system" until their …
Art of Living Foundation
Spirituality and Wellbeing in the Global Context
Häftad, 2017
706 kr
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The Hindu-derived meditation movement, The Art of Living (AOL), founded in 1981 by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in Bangalore, has grown into a global organization which claims presence in more than 150 countries. Stephen Jacobs presents the first comprehensive study of AOL as an important transnational …
Historical Introduction to the Study of New Religious Movements
Inbunden, 2018
2512 kr
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The American public’s perception of New Religious Movements (NRMs) as fundamentally harmful cults stems from the "anticult" movement of the 1970s, which gave a sometimes hysterical and often distorted image of NRMs to the media. At the same time, academics pioneered a new field, studying these same …
Contemporary Religious Satanism
A Critical Anthology
Häftad, 2016
924 kr
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The Church of Satan was founded by Anton LaVey on April 30, 1966. In his hands, Satan became a provocative symbol for indulgence, vital existence, natural wisdom and the human being's true animal nature. At present, religious Satanism exists primarily as a decentralized subculture with a strong …
Order of the Solar Temple
The Temple of Death
Häftad, 2016
924 kr
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In October 1994, fifty-three members of the Order of the Solar Temple in Switzerland and Québec were murdered or committed suicide. This incident and two later group suicides in subsequent years played a pivotal role in inflaming the cult controversy in Europe, influencing the public to support …
Nuwaubian Nation
Black Spirituality and State Control
Av Susan Palmer
Häftad, 2016
924 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The Nuwaubian Nation takes the reader on a journey into an African-American spiritual movement. The United Nuwaubian Nation has changed shape since its inceptions in the 1970s, transforming from a Black Hebrew mystery school into a Muslim utopian community in Brooklyn, N.Y.; from an Egyptian theme …
New Generation Witches
Teenage Witchcraft in Contemporary Culture
Av Peg Aloi, Hannah E. Johnston
Häftad, 2017
924 kr
Lägg i varukorg
From the shelves of mainstream bookstores and the pages of teen magazines, to popular films and television series, contemporary culture at the turn of the twenty-first century has been fascinated with teenage identity and the presence of magic and the occult. Alongside this profusion of products …
Yearning to Belong
Discovering a New Religious Movement
Häftad, 2019
808 kr
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Cutting across three areas of interest within New Religious Movements - insider perspectives, sociology of religion and the helping professions - this book explores insiders' experience of the Indian Guru-disciple Yogic tradition and is authored by a former member of that tradition. Highlighting …
Sacred Suicide
Av Carole M. Cusack, James R. Lewis
Häftad, 2018
808 kr
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The label 'Suicide Cults' has been applied to a wide variety of different alternative religions, from Jonestown to the Solar Temple to Heaven's Gate. Additionally, observers have asked if such group suicides are in any way comparable to Islamist suicide terrorism, or to historical incidents of mass …
Jehovah's Witnesses
Continuity and Change
Häftad, 2018
808 kr
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From its origins in nineteenth century Adventism until the present day, the Watch Tower Society has become one of the best known but least understood new religious movements. Resisting the tendency to define the movement in terms of the negative, this volume offers an empathetic account of the …
Yearning to Belong
Discovering a New Religious Movement
Inbunden, 2010
2753 kr
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Cutting across three areas of interest within New Religious Movements - insider perspectives, sociology of religion and the helping professions - this book explores insiders' experience of the Indian Guru-disciple Yogic tradition and is authored by a former member of that tradition. Highlighting …
Paganistan
Contemporary Pagan Community in Minnesota's Twin Cities
Av Murphy Pizza
Inbunden, 2014
2520 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Paganistan - a moniker adapted by the Twin Cities Contemporary Pagan community - is the title of a history and ethnography of a regionally unique, urban, and vibrant community in Minnesota. The story of the community traces the formation of some of the earliest organizations and churches in the US, …
Sacred Suicide
Av Carole M. Cusack, James R. Lewis
Inbunden, 2014
2520 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The label 'Suicide Cults' has been applied to a wide variety of different alternative religions, from Jonestown to the Solar Temple to Heaven's Gate. Additionally, observers have asked if such group suicides are in any way comparable to Islamist suicide terrorism, or to historical incidents of mass …
