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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Contemporary non-Christian & para-Christian cults & sects
American society is culturally diverse with a variety of
religious denominations, sects, cults, and self-help groups vying
for members. This volume analyzes nine of these groups, chosen both
for their intrinsic interest and because they illustrate a variety
of sociological concepts. The groups included in this study are:
Heaven's Gate, Jesus People USA, the Love Family, The Farm, Amish
Women, Scientology, El Nino Fidencio, Santeria, and Freedom Park.
The contributors are social scientists with first-hand knowledge of
the groups they examine.
How does a Vampire Cult differ from a Satanic Cult? How do
seemingly "normal" or "ordinary" citizens suddenly find themselves
committed to a group whose leader promotes criminal activities and
isolation from families and friends? What should you do if a loved
one becomes indoctrinated by a potentially dangerous cult? This
book focuses on various cults and their often criminal belief
systems. Most readers are shocked by stories of mass suicides and
ritualized cult killings, but few understand how such crimes come
to be committed. Snow, a seasoned police officer with experience
working on cult crimes, examines those cults that commit offenses
from murder and fraud to kidnapping and sexual assault. By
providing specific accounts of dangerous cults and their
destructive acts, Snow illustrates how seemingly innocent groups
can turn pernicious when under the sway of a charismatic leader
with an agenda, or when members take things too far. He offers
advice on how to avoid falling victim to cult indoctrination,
concluding with chapters on how to identify cults, how to protect
yourself and your family, and what to do if a loved one is ensnared
by such a group.
"Transformed" shares with you spiritual truths learned along the
path to spiritual freedom. Earlynn Sheehan takes you along as she
transforms her life from deeply religious to deeply spiritual. As
her vision of the true nature of God transformed, she left worry,
guilt, judgment, and fear behind. "Transformed "can help you
uncover your true nature and bring your life into a state of unity,
peace, abundance, prosperity, happiness, and joy. Visit Earlynn on
the Web at earlynnsjustsayin.org.
This book is about mindfulness and many other techniques and
practices that allow for healing and spiritual evolving to take
place. It is about the energetic bodies and how working with these
bodies can help us remove our dysfunctions, which exist as energy
imprints. It is about the use of physics and metaphysics to assist
us in expanding so that we can once again find our own truths. It
is about ways we can all participate in the clean-up of ourselves
and the planet. It is about simplicity on all levels.
Through in-depth interviews with 22 New Agers and Neo-Pagans, this
study proposes a new model of religious identity from a
sociological standpoint. The analysis demonstrates that in spite of
their great diversity of beliefs and lack of strong organizational
ties, a discernible community of alternative spiritualists does
exist. This volume will appeal not only to scholars of the
sociology of religion, but also to sociologists interested in
community building, social movements, and self-identity.
The current practice of the cult of Maria Lionza is one of the most
important and yet unexplored religious practices in Venezuela.
Based on long-term fieldwork, this book explores the role of images
and visual culture within the cult. By adopting a relational
approach, A Goddess in Motion shows how the innumerable images of
this goddess-represented as an Indian, white or mestizo woman-move
constantly from objects to bodies, from bodies to dreams, and from
the religion domain to the art world. In short, this book is a
fascinating study that sheds light on the role of visual creativity
in contemporary religious manifestations.
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Mind Over Heart
(Hardcover)
David H. Sterne; Edited by Uriela Sagiv; Read by Ami Meyers
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R1,425
Discovery Miles 14 250
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The volumes in this set, originally published between 1978 and
1992, draw together research by leading academics in the area of
the occult and provide a rigorous examination of related key
issues. The collection examines occultism from a broad range of
disciplines, from shamanism and the occult tarot, to the esoteric
and spiritualism. It includes volumes across the disciplines of
religion, covering new religious movements, spiritualism, ritual
and magic practices. The three books that comprise this set include
investigations into the evolution of occultism, as well as the
history and practices of the occult as a religious movement. This
collection brings back into print insightful and detailed books and
will be a must-have resource for academics and students, not only
of religion and anthropology, but also of history and psychology.
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