New Religious Movements Books

New and Published Books

1. Religions in Movement

   The Local and the Global in Contemporary Faith Traditions

   Edited by Robert Hefner, John Hutchinson, Sara Mels, Christiane Timmerman

   Series: Routledge Studies in Religion

   There has long been a debate about implications of globalization for the survival of the world of sovereign nation-states, and the role of nationalism as both an agent of and a response to globalization. In contrast, until recently there has been much less debate about the fate of religion. ‘...

   Published March 13th 2013 by Routledge
2. Japanese Religions and Globalization

   By Ugo Dessì

   Series: Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy

   This book analyzes the variety of ways through which Japanese religions (Buddhism, Shinto, and new religious movements) contribute to the dynamics of accelerated globalization in recent decades. It looks at how Japanese religions provide material to cultural global flows, thus acting as carriers of...

   Published February 25th 2013 by Routledge
3. Gender and Power in Contemporary Spirituality

   Ethnographic Approaches

   Edited by Anna Fedele, Kim Knibbe

   Series: Routledge Studies in Religion

   This book explores the entanglements of gender and power in spiritual practices and analyzes strategies used by spiritual practitioners to attain what to social scientists might seem an impossible goal: creating spiritual communities without creating gendered hierarchies. What strategies do...

   Published December 19th 2012 by Routledge
4. The World's Religions

   Edited by Peter Clarke, Friedhelm Hardy, Leslie Houlden, Stewart Sutherland

   Series: Routledge Companion Encyclopedias

   * Gives an account of the history, the theological basis, the practice and the current state of the study of religion and religions throughout the world* Combines a clear and non-technical style of presentation with a structure and range of contributions which reflect the richness and complexity of...

   Published November 10th 2011 by Routledge
5. Gnostic Apocalypse and Islam

   Qur'an, Exegesis, Messianism and the Literary Origins of the Babi Religion

   By Todd Lawson

   Series: Iranian Studies

   Of the several works on the rise and development of the Babi movement, especially those dealing with the life and work of its founder, Sayyid Ali Muhammad Shirazi, few deal directly with the compelling and complex web of mysticism, theology and philosophy found in his earliest compositions. This...

   Published October 25th 2011 by Routledge
6. Religious Commodifications in Asia

   Marketing Gods

   Edited by Pattana Kitiarsa

   Series: Routledge Studies in Asian Religion and Philosophy

   This book addresses the growing academic concerns of the market-religion convergences in Asia. Bringing together a group of leading scholars from Asia, Europe, Australia and North America, it discusses multiple issues regarding religious commodifications and their consequences across Asia’s...

   Published September 14th 2011 by Routledge
7. Islam and the Baha'i Faith

   A Comparative Study of Muhammad ‘Abduh and ‘Abdul-Baha ‘Abbas

   By Oliver Scharbrodt

   Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East

   Muhammad ‘Abduh (1849-1905) was one of the key thinkers and reformers of modern Islam who has influenced both liberal and fundamentalist Muslims today. ‘Abdul-Baha (1844-1921) was the son of Baha’ullah (1817-1892), the founder of the Baha’i Faith; a new religion which began as a messianic movement...

   Published March 23rd 2011 by Routledge
8. Kwanzaa

   Black Power and the Making of the African-American Holiday Tradition

   By Keith A. Mayes

   Since 1966, Kwanzaa has been celebrated as a black holiday tradition – an annual recognition of cultural pride in the African American community. But how did this holiday originate, and what is its broader cultural significance? Kwanzaa: Black Power and the Making of the African-American...

   Published August 10th 2009 by Routledge
9. Religions in the Modern World

   Traditions and Transformations, 2nd Edition

   Edited by Linda Woodhead, Christopher Partridge, Hiroko Kawanami

   Comprehensive in its coverage, this completely revised and updated second edition of Religions in the Modern World considers the history and modern practices of the world’s main religious traditions. It analyses trends in the manifestation of religion in the modern world, from secularization to the...

   Published May 25th 2009 by Routledge
10. Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements

    Edited by Peter B Clarke

    New Religious Movements (NRMs) can involve vast numbers of followers and in many cases are radically changing the way people understand and practice religion and spirituality. Moreover, many are having a profound impact on the form and content of mainstream religion. The Encyclopedia of New...

    Published January 16th 2008 by Routledge