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- Cults and New Religions: A Brief History
- Douglas E. Cowan, David G. Bromley 2007
- Paperback, 272 pages, 189 x 137 mm
- This is an overview of the development of new religions and the controversies surrounding them in late modern society. This is a stimulating, course-friendly overview of the history and development of new religious movements (NRMs) in the late twentieth century. This book explores eight cults and NRMs, including the Church of Scientology, Transcendental Meditation, Unificationism, The Family International, the Ramtha School of Enlightenment, the Branch Davidians, Heaven's Gate, and Wicca.
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