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245 00 $aNew religious movements and rapid social change /$cedited by James A. Beckford on behalf of Research Committee 22 of the International Sociological Association.
260 0 $aLondon ;$aBeverly Hills, Calif. :$bSage Publications ;$aParis, France :$bUnesco,$c1986.
300 $axv, 247 p. :$bill. ;$c22 cm.
505 0 $aReligious movements and counter-movements in North America / Robert Wuthnow -- New religious movements in Western Europe / James A. Beckford and Martine Levasseur -- The development of millennialistic thought in Japan's new religions / Susumu Shimazono -- Social change and movements of revitalization in contemporary Islam / Saïd Amir Arjomand -- A contemporary study of two new religious movements in the Republic of Korea / Syn-duk Choi -- New religious movements in the Caribbean / Laënnec Hurbon -- The social impact of Nigeria's new religious movements / Friday M. Mbon -- The cult of Hūniyan / Gananath Obeyesekere -- New Hindo religious movements in India / Arvind Sharma.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"The book 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. This analysis is illustrated by studies of the advanced societies of North America and Europe, of Japan during the first phase of industrialization, and of countries and regions in the developing world. New religious movements are revealed as a normal aspect of social life and as critical indicators of social change. This is reflected in each movement's social composition, teachings, values, religious practices and organizational structures as well as their engagement in politics, business and their structuring of social relationships."--Publisher's description.
650 0 $aReligions.
700 1 $aBeckford, James A.
710 2 $aInternational Sociological Association.$bResearch Committee 22.
776 08 $iOnline version:$tNew religious movements and rapid social change.$dLondon ; Beverly Hills, Calif. : Sage Publications ; Paris, France : Unesco, 1986$w(OCoLC)570291160
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