New religious movements and rapid social change

Author(s)

• Beckford, James A.
• International Sociological Association. Research Committee 22

Bibliographic Information

New religious movements and rapid social change

edited by James A. Beckford on behalf of Research Committee 22 of the International Sociological Association

Sage Publications , Unesco, 1986

• : Paris
• : London

Note

Includes bibliographies and index

Contents of Works

• Religious 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 comparative 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 Hindu religious movements in India / Arvind Sharma

Details

• NCID: BA03651610
• ISBN:
  • 9231024027
  • 0803980035
• LCCN: 86060924
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London ; Beverly Hills, Calif.,Paris
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 247 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BL87
  • DC19 : 291.9
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Religions