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Revisionism and Diversification in New Religious Movements (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Revisionism and Diversification in New Religious Movements (Hardcover, New Ed)
Series: Routledge Inform Series on Minority Religions and Spiritual Movements
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New Religious Movements tend to start their lives with a number of
unequivocal statements, not only of a theological nature but also
about the world and appropriate behaviours for the believer. Yet
these apparently inalienable Truths and their interpretations
frequently become revised, 'adjusted' or selectively adopted by
different believers. This book explores different ways in which, as
NRMs develop, stagnate, fade away, or abruptly cease to exist,
certain orthodoxies and practices have, for one reason or another,
been dropped or radically altered. Sometimes such changes are
adapted by only a section of the movement, resulting in schism. Of
particular concern are processes that might lead to violent and/or
anti-social behaviour. As part of the Ashgate/Inform series, and in
the spirit of the Inform Seminars, this book approaches its topic
from a wide range of perspectives. Contributors include academics,
current and former members of NRMs, and members of 'cult-watching'
movements. All the contributions are of a scholarly rather than a
polemic nature, and brought together by Eileen Barker, the founder
of Inform.
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