America's alternative religions
| Titel: | America's alternative religions / ed. by Timothy Miller |
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| Veröffentlicht: | Albany : State Univ. of New York Press, 1995 |
| Umfang: | IX, 474 S. ; 27 cm |
| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Schriftenreihe/ mehrbändiges Werk: |
SUNY series in religious studies |
| RVK-Notation: | Vorliegende Ausgabe: | Online-Ausg.: 1999. - Online-Ressource. |
| ISBN: | 9780585045849 (Sekundärausgabe) |
| Hinweise zum Inhalt: |
Inhaltsbeschreibung der Sammlung und Zugangshinweise
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- Introduction
- Part I
- Established Christian Alternatives
- 1
- The Anabaptists
- 2
- Symbol and Sign in Methodist Holiness and Pentecostal Spirituality
- 3
- The Adventist and Jehovah's Witness Branch of Protestantism
- 4
- The Latter Day Saint Churches
- 5
- Christian Science and American Culture
- 6
- On the Verge: The Evolution of American Quakerism
- 7
- Swedenborgianism
- 8
- Unitarian Universalism: An Interpretation Through Its History
- Part II
- Contemporary Christian and Jewish Movements
- 9
- Roman Catholic Traditionalism
- 10
- Hasidism and Its Effects on Alternative Jewish Movements in America
- 11
- God and Race: British-Israelism and Christian Identity
- 12
- The Children of God
- 13
- The Boston Church of Christ
- 14
- From Holy Order of MANS to Christ the Savior Brotherhood: The Radical Transformation of an Esoteric Christian Order
- 15
- The Branch Davidians: A Social Profile and Organizational History
- Part III
- Religions from Asia
- 16
- Buddhism in America: The Dharma in the Land of the Red Man
- 17
- Hinduism Arrives in America: The Vedanta Movement and the Self-Realization Fellowship
- 18
- Hindu Movements Since Mid-Century: Yogis in the States
- 19
- Hare Krishna in America: Growth, Decline, and Accommodation
- 20
- The Unification Church
- Part IV
- Religions from the Middle East
- 21
- Expressions of Islam in America
- 22
- The American Bahá'í Community in the Nineties
- 23
- Sufism in America
- 24
- Gurdjieff in America: An Overview
- 25
- Subud
- Part V
- African-American Freedom Movements
- 26
- Black Jews and Black Muslims
- 27
- Father Divine's Peace Mission Movement
- 28
- Santería and Vodou in the United States
- 29
- The Rastafari Abroad
- 30
- Peoples Temple
- Part VI
- Ancient Wisdom and New Age Movements
- 31
- Theosophy
- 32
- New Thought and the Harmonial Family
- 33
- Spiritualism and Channeling
- 34
- Neo-Paganism and Witchcraft
- 35
- Whither the New Age?
- 36
- The Association for Research and Enlightenment: Saved by the New Age
- 37
- ECKANKAR: From Ancient Science of Soul Travel to New Age Religion
- 38
- The Evolution of Hippie Communal Spirituality: The Farm and Other Hippies Who Didn't Give Up
- Part VII
- And Many More
- 39
- New Religions and American Indian Religion
- 40
- The Church of Scientology: Lightning Rod for Cultural Boundary Conflicts
- 41
- UFO Religious Movements
- 42
- Satanism and Satanic Churches: The Contemporary Incarnations
- 43
- The Evolution of Modern American Anticult Ideology: A Case Study in Frame Extension
- Appendix I
- A Bibliographical Guide to Alternative Religions
- Appendix II
- Chronology of Alternative Religions in America
- List of Contributors
- Index
