Handbook of East Asian New Religious Movements
Title | Handbook of East Asian New Religious Movements PDF eBook |
Author | Lukas Pokorny |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 634 |
Release | 2018-04-24 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9004362975 |
* This Handbook has won the ICAS Edited Volume Accolade 2019. Brill warmly congratulates editors Lukas Pokorny and Franz Winter and their authors with this award. * A vibrant cauldron of new religious developments, East Asia (China/Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam) presents a fascinating arena of related research for scholars across disciplines. Edited by Lukas Pokorny and Franz Winter, the Handbook of East Asian New Religious Movements provides the first comprehensive and reliable guide to explore the vast East Asian new religious panorama. Penned by leading scholars in the field, the assembled contributions render the Handbook an invaluable resource for those interested in the crucial new religious actors and trajectories of the region.
The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements
Title | The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements PDF eBook |
Author | James R. Lewis |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 545 |
Release | 2016-04-12 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0190611529 |
The study of New Religious Movements (NRMs) is one of the fastest-growing areas of religious studies, and since the release of the first edition of The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements in 2003, the field has continued to expand and break new ground. In this all-new volume, James R. Lewis and Inga B. T?llefsen bring together established and rising scholars to address an expanded range of topics, covering traditional religious studies topics such as "scripture," "charisma," and "ritual," while also applying new theoretical approaches to NRM topics. Other chapters cover understudied topics in the field, such as the developmental patterns of NRMs and subcultural considerations in the study of NRMs. The first part of this book examines NRMs from a social-scientific perspective, particularly that of sociology. In the second section, the primary factors that have put the study of NRMs on the map, controversy and conflict, are considered. The third section investigates common themes within the field of NRMs, while the fourth examines the approaches that religious studies researchers have taken to NRMs. As NRM Studies has grown, subfields such as Esotericism, New Age Studies, and neo-Pagan Studies have grown as distinct and individual areas of study, and the final section of the book investigates these emergent fields.
New Religious Movements in Modern Asian History
Title | New Religious Movements in Modern Asian History PDF eBook |
Author | David W. Kim |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 307 |
Release | 2020-09-30 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1793634033 |
This book provides evidence that the emergence of Asian new religious movements (NRMs) was predominantly the result of anti-colonial ideology from local religious groups or individuals. The contributors argue that when traditional religions were powerless to maintain their cultural heritage, the leadership of NRMs adduced alternative principles, and the new teachings of each NRM attracted the local people enough for them to change their beliefs. The contributors argue that, as a whole, the Asian new religious movements overall were very ardent and progressive in transmitting their new ideologies. The varied viewpoints in this volume attest to the consistent development of Asian NRMs from domestic and international dimensions by replacing old, traditional religions.
Handbook of Nordic New Religions
Title | Handbook of Nordic New Religions PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 530 |
Release | 2015-06-24 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9004292462 |
When James R. Lewis, one of the editors of the current collection, first moved to Norway in late 2009, he was unprepared to discover that so many researchers in Nordic countries were producing innovative scholarship on new religions and on the new age subculture. In fact, over the past dozen years or so, an increasingly disproportionate percentage of new religions scholars have arisen in Nordic countries and teach at universities in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the Baltic countries. Nordic New Religions, co-edited with Inga B. Tøllefsen, surveys this rich field of study in this area of the world, focusing on the scholarship being produced by scholars in this region of northern Europe.
Handbook of Contemporary Japanese Religions
Title | Handbook of Contemporary Japanese Religions PDF eBook |
Author | Inken Prohl |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 675 |
Release | 2012-09-03 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9004234357 |
Representing work by some of the leading scholars in the field, the chapters in this handbook survey the transformation and innovation of religious traditions and practices in contemporary Japan.
The Oxford Handbook of Global Religions
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Global Religions PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Juergensmeyer |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 674 |
Release | 2011-08-25 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0199767645 |
This is a reference for understanding world religious societies in their contemporary global diversity. Comprising 60 essays, the volume focuses on communities rather than beliefs, symbols, or rites. The contributors are leading scholars of world religions, many of whom are also members of the communities they study.
The Oxford Handbook of Religious Diversity
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Religious Diversity PDF eBook |
Author | Chad V. Meister |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 469 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0195340132 |
This substantial volume of thirty-three original chapters covers the full range of issues in religious diversity. An indispensable guide for scholars and students, its essays make novel contributions and are crafted by recognized experts who represent a wide variety of religious and philosophical perspectives and backgrounds.