Encyclopedia of New Religions by Christopher Partridge

Encyclopedia of New Religions by Christopher Partridge

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A comprehensive and authoritative guide to 200 new religions, sects and alternative spiritualities functioning in today's world

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Encyclopedia of New Religions by Christopher Partridge

A comprehensive introduction to 200 of the most significant new religions and alternative spiritualities to have emerged in the last 100 years. Each group is categorised according to its religion of origin - those with roots in Judaism (e.g. Havurot Movement, Messianic Judaism), Christianity (e.g. Christian Science, Rastafarianism), Islam (e.g. Bah'ai), Hinduism (e.g. Sahaja Yoga), Buddism (e.g. Santi Asoke), Sikhism, Japanese religion (e.g. Omoto, Reiki), Chinese religion and philosophy (e.g. Feng Shui), Zoroastrianism, primal or pagan religion (e.g. Shamanism) and western culture (e.g. Scientology, Psychedelic spirituality).
Christopher Partridge is Professor of Contemporary Religion at University College Chester.
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ISBN 13 9780745952192
ISBN 10 0745952194
Title Encyclopedia of New Religions
Author Christopher Partridge
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher SPCK Publishing
Year published 2006-09-22
Number of pages 448
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