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Pocket Dictionary of New Religious Movements (Pocket Dictionary)
Pocket Dictionary of New Religious Movements - Pocket Dictionary Author:Irving Hexham Studying new religious movements can be like trying to learn several languages at once, each with its own vocabulary, grammar and syntax. The flourishing variety of these movements today makes the task even more difficult. — The Pocket Dictionary of New Religious Movements is designed to be an indispensable companion for students of reli... more »gion and a fascinating guide for curious and perplexed observers of the religious scene.
Among its approximately 450 definitions are:
-specific groups, from the Aetherius Society to the Zion Christian Church
-practices, from the Alexander technique to yoga
-UFO religion, from alien abductions to Unarius Academy of Science
-symbols, from the ankh to yin-yang
-religious texts, from the Apocryphal New Testament to the Vinaya-Pitaka
-religious leaders, from George Adamski to Rabbi Zalman
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