New Religious Movements Books

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1. Gnostic Apocalypse in Islam: The Literary Beginnings of the Babi Movement

   By Todd Lawson

   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...

   December 2010 | 978-0-415-49539-4 | Hardback (Routledge)
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   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...

   August 2009 | 978-0-415-99855-0 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Religions in the Modern World: Traditions and Transformations, 2nd Edition

   Edited by Linda Woodhead, Hiroko Kawanami, Christopher Partridge

   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...

   May 2009 | 978-0-415-45891-7 | Paperback (Routledge)

4. Islam and the Baha'i Faith: A Comparative Study of Muhammad ‘Abduh and ‘Abdul-Baha ‘Abbas

   By Oliver Scharbrodt

   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...

   2008 | 978-0-415-77441-3 | Hardback (Routledge)
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   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...

   2008 | 978-0-415-45383-7 | Paperback (Routledge)

6. Religious Commodifications in Asia: Marketing Gods

   Edited by Pattana Kitiarsa

   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...

   2007 | 978-0-415-43738-7 | Hardback (Routledge)
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   New Religions in Global Perspective: Religious Change in the Modern World

   By Peter Clarke

   Peter B. Clarke’s in-depth account explores the innovative character of new religious movements and new forms of spirituality from a global vantage point. Ranging from North America and Europe to Japan, Latin America, South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, it is the perfect introduction to NRMs such...

   2005 | 978-0-415-25748-0 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   New Religions and the Nazis

   By Karla Poewe

   This book sheds light on an important but neglected part of Nazi history – the contribution of new religions to the emergence of Nazi ideology in 1920s and 1930s Germany. Post –World War I conditions threw Germans into major turmoil. The loss of the war, the Weimar Republic and the punitive...

   2005 | 978-0-415-29025-8 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Researching New Religious Movements: Responses and Redefinitions

   By Elisabeth Arweck

   New religious movements such as the Moonies, Jehovah's Witnesses and Hare Krishnas are now well established in mainstream cultural consciousness. But responses to these 'cult' groups still tend to be overwhelmingly negative, characterized by the furious reactions that they evoke from majority...

   2005 | 978-0-415-27755-6 | Paperback (Routledge)
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    Embracing the Witch and the Goddess: Feminist Ritual-Makers in New Zealand

    By Kathryn Rountree

    Embracing the Witch and the Goddess is a detailed survey of present-day feminist witches in New Zealand. It examines the attraction of witchcraft for its practitioners, and explores witches' rituals, views and beliefs about how magic works. The book provides a detailed portrait of an undocumented...

    2003 | 978-0-415-30360-6 | Paperback (Routledge)