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The social dimensions of sectarianism : sects and new religious movements in contemporary society
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- Creator
- Bryan R. Wilson
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1990
- Physical Details
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- xii, 299 pages ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 0198273460, 9780198273462
- OCLC
- ocm20690530
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Sectarian studies : assumptions, sources, scope, and methods -- Sects and the state -- Sects and society in tension -- Old laws and new religions -- A sect at law : the case of the Exclusive Brethren -- How sects evolve -- American sects : their impact on Europe -- Jehovah's Witnesses in a Roman Catholic country : a survey of nine Belgian congregations / with K. Dobbelaere -- Becoming a sectarian : motivation and commitment -- New religious movements -- Factors in the failure of new religious movements -- Unificationism : the Moonies in Belgium / with K. Dobbelaere -- Scientology : a secularized religion