Peter B. Clarke

New Religions in Global Perspective

Religious Change in the Modern World

Buch

New Religions in Global Perspective is the first truly worldwide account of the new religious movements that are currently the fastest-growing faith phenomenon in many parts of the globe. Ranging from North America and Europe to Japan, Latin America, South Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean, the book provides students with a complete introduction to groups such as Falun Gong, Soka Gakkai, the Brahma Kumaris, the Nation of Islam, Messianic Judaism, Rastafarianism, the Peyote cult, and Brazilian Candomble. Peter Clarke explores the dramatic rise of these enormously varied movements, charting their cultural significance and global impact, and discu… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-415-25747-3
EAN: 9780415257473
Produktnummer: 1473387
Verlag: Taylor and Francis
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
Seitenangabe: 408 S.
Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm x D2.8 cm 910 g
Abbildungen: Farb., s/w. Abb.
Gewicht: 910

Über den Autor

Peter B. Clarke is Professor Emeritus of the History and Sociology of Religion at King's College, University of London, and a professorial member of Faculty of Theology, University of Oxford. Among his publications are (with Peter Byrne) Religion Defined and Explained (1993) and Japanese New Religions In Global Perspective (ed) (2000). He is the founding editor and present co-editor of the Journal of Contemporary Religion.