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Cults, Religion, and Violence
This explores the question of when and why violence by and against new religious cults erupts and whether and how such dramatic conflicts can be foreseen, managed and averted. The …
Sex, Lies, and Sanctity
This volume argues that deviance is a central process in contemporary American religion. It explores ways in which definitions of deviance are negotiated between religious groups …
The Politics of Religious Apostasy
The current controversy surrounding new religions has brought to the forefront the role of apostates. These individuals leave highly controversial movements and assume roles in …
Religion and the Social Order
Religion and the Social Order
Religion on the Internet
"Religion on the Internet" is the first systematic inquiry into the nature, scope and content of religion in cyberspace. Contributors to this volume include leading social …
Leaving Religion and Religious Life: Patterns and Dynamics
The internationally renowned group of contributors to this volume focus on the patterns and processes connected with leaving religion. The papers range from theoretical analyses of …
Wellington’s Men Remembered
Wellington's Men Remembered is a reference work which has been compiled on behalf of the Association of Friends of the Waterloo Committee and contains over 3,000 memorials to …
Teaching New Religious Movements
Since its inception around 1970, the study of New Religious Movements (NRMs) has gradually evolved into an established multidisciplinary area of study. In this volume, a group of …
Handbook on Cults and Sects in America
Religion and the Social Order
Symbolic Interaction
This reader shows the rich history and wide contemporary application of symbolic interaction theory.