| Challenging Religion Contributor(s): Beckford, James a. (Editor), Richardson, James T. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415309484 ISBN-13: 9780415309486 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2003 Annotation: By reflecting on the important work of Eileen Barker, leading scholars examine the growth of new religious movements or cults in the U.S. and Europe over the last 50 years and government attempts to monitor and control them. This timely and intelligent collection considers the political, practical and ethical issues and debates surrounding the topic. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Religion | Cults - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 306.6 |
| LCCN: 2002155433 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.34" W x 9.54" (1.26 lbs) 282 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the last half century new religious movements or cults of one sort and another have mushroomed throughout the US and Europe. Increasingly these groups have been met with attempts to monitor and control them on the part of the state, and concerns about the protection of religious 'consumers' have been set against the democratic right to religious freedom. In this collection, leading sociologists of religion from the UK, US, Western and Eastern Europe debate the political, practical and ethical issues which arise from these changes in the religious landscape. |
