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).
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Mainstream orthodox faiths have spawned a host of new religions, sects and alternative spiritualities over the last 100 years. This encyclopedia, written for the non-specialist by an authoritative team of specialist contributors, offers a comprehensive guide to 200 of the most significant ones to have emerged over the last century. Each section begins with an overview of the main tradition from which particular new movements have sprouted. Examples include from Christianity, Christian Science; from Judaism, Messianic Judaism; and from Islam, Bah'ai. Other sections include Buddhism, indigenous and pagan traditions, esoteric and New Age traditions and modern western culture. Throughout the book there are feature articles that deal with groups of these new faiths, key themes surrounding new movements, and particular beliefs and practices popular in contemporary new religions.
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Christopher Partridge is Professor of Contemporary Religion at University College Chester.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Hundreds of new religious movements are detailed, some from multiple points of view. They are organized geothematically (Western, Eastern, etc) and as such the book is easy to read from beginning to end, without finding yourself skipping suddenly from one worldview to another.
Most new religions spring from fusions of old ones, so, Partridge has supplied a masterly and comprehensive introduction to major religions and religious themes. Becuase of the excellent background material, you can read up on new religions without previously knowing anything about mainstream religion.
My favorite oddities are the so-called Cargo Cults: isolated island nations who come to devise rituals to worship planes, in order to be blessed with cargo.
This is not a flowery, rose-tinted view of modern religious history; it concentrates on the hard facts so you will find negative and positive aspects of religion described in a factual, referenced, impartial manner.
Scholars of religion and laymen who want nothing more than material for exasperated conversations down the pub, will both find much to absorb in this book!
Most new religions spring from fusions of old ones, so, Partridge has supplied a masterly and comprehensive introduction to major religions and religious themes. Becuase of the excellent background material, you can read up on new religions without previously knowing anything about mainstream religion.
My favorite oddities are the so-called Cargo Cults: isolated island nations who come to devise rituals to worship planes, in order to be blessed with cargo.
This is not a flowery, rose-tinted view of modern religious history; it concentrates on the hard facts so you will find negative and positive aspects of religion described in a factual, referenced, impartial manner.
Scholars of religion and laymen who want nothing more than material for exasperated conversations down the pub, will both find much to absorb in this book!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Glancing at the list of contriubutors assures the reader that what you are going to get is a comprehensive and learned guide, and that just what this is. It takes a dispassionate and non-judgemental tone and combines it with good scholarship.
For anyone interested in alternative or 'new' religions this is the book to get.
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