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Alternative Religions

Paperback • 2003 • English • 1. edition

Alternative Religions: A Sociological Introduction

By Hunt, Stephen J.

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About the book

Alternative religions attract great public, academic and government interest in our apparently post-Christian society. Yet how did all the "alternatives" develop, what are their beliefs and practices and how significant are their impact in terms of the world's religions and society? This book presents a comprehensive introduction to the major forms of alternative cults, sects, new religious movements, the New Age, fundamentalism, Pentecostalism, ethnic religions and quasi religions. Stephen Hunt...Show more

Comparative religion
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ISBN

9780754634102

Publisher

Ashgate Pub Ltd

Published year

2003

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Alternative Religions

Format

Paperback

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