New Religious Movements: The Basics

✍ Scribed by Joseph Laycock

Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Tongue: English
Leaves: 153
Edition: 1
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

New Religious Movements: The Basics is a concise and engaging introduction to the field of New Religious Movements (NRMs). Western culture is currently going through a wave of fascination with “cults”, with numerous documentaries and television series dedicated to describing these groups. Meanwhile, scholars have been wrestling with the intricacies of this loaded category for decades.

Introducing the reader to some of the key issues and debates in the field of NRM studies, this book includes discussions on:

how to define the term “new religious movement”
critically unpacking the term “cult”
how to study NRMs
brainwashing and deprogramming
prophecy and failed prophecy
charisma and authority
NRMs and violence
gender and sexuality

This book is essential reading for students and scholars of religion who are approaching the study of NRMs for the first time as well as those interested in deepening their understanding of NRMs.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
1. What Are New Religious Movements?
2. How To Research NRMs
3. Beyond Brainwashing: Affiliation and Disaffiliation
4. Charisma, Leadership, and Authority
5. Millennialism, Prophecy, and Failed Prophecy
6. NRMs and Violence
7. NRMs, Gender, and Sexuality
Postscript: NRMs and Social Media
Glossary
Index

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