Religious Movements A Documentary Reader - NYU Press - IPS - Paperback - en Book

Religious Movements Is A Highly Unique Volume, Bringing Together Primary Documents Conveying The Words And Ideas Of A Wide Array Of Religious Movements (nrms), And Offering A First-hand Look Into Their Belief Systems. Arranged By The Editors According To A Typology, The Text Allows Readers To Consider Nrms Along Five Interrelated Pathwaysfrom Those That Perceptions Of Existence Or Personal Identities, To Those That Center On Relationships Within Family-like Units, To Those Movements That Highlight The Need For Recasting The Social Order Or Anticipate The Dawn Of A Age.the Volume Includes Original Documents From Groups Such As The Unification Church, Theosophy, Branch Davidians, Wicca, Jehovahs Witnesses, Santeria, And Seventh Day Adventists, As Well As Many Others. Each Section Is Prefaced By A Contextual Introduction And Concludes With A List Of Sources For Further Reading.