Schism (from the Greek 'to split') refers to a group that breaks
away from another, usually larger organisation and forms a new
organisation. Though the term is typically confined to religious
schisms, it can be extended to other kinds of breakaway groups.
Because schisms emerge out of controversies, the term has negative
connotations. Though they are an important component of many
analyses, schisms in general have not been subjected to systematic
analysis. This volume provides the first book-length study of
religious schisms as a general phenomenon. Some chapters examine
specific case studies while others provide surveys of the history
of schisms within larger religious traditions, such as Islam and
Buddhism. Other chapters are more theoretically focused. Examples
are drawn from a wide variety of different traditions and
geographical areas, from early Mediterranean Christianity to modern
Japanese New Religions, and from the Jehovah's Witnesses to
Neo-Pagans.
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