"Cult" rhetoric in the 21st century

• Titel: "Cult" rhetoric in the 21st century
• Titelzusatz: deconstructing the study of new religious movements
• Mitwirkende: Thomas, Aled [HerausgeberIn]
• Mitwirkende: Graham-Hyde, Edward [HerausgeberIn]
• Verf.angabe: edited by Aled Thomas and Edward Graham-Hyde
• Verlagsort: London ; New York ; Oxford ; New Delhi ; Sydney
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Jahr: 2024
• Umfang: xii, 243 Seiten
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Religion at the boundaries
• ISBN: 978-1-350-33321-5
• Schlagwörter: (s)Sekte / (s)Neue Religion / (s)Diskursanalyse / (s)Religionswissenschaft
• Dokumenttyp: Aufsatzsammlung
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Thomas, Aled: 'Cult' Rhetoric in the 21st Century. - 1st ed.. - London : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2024. - 1 online resource (265 pages)
• K10plus-PPN: 188013005X

Abstract

"This book focuses on how 'cult rhetoric' affects our perceptions of new religious movements (NRMs). 'Cult' Rhetoric in the 21st Century explores contemporary understandings of the term 'cult' by bringing together a range of scholars from multiple disciplines, including sociology, anthropology, psychology, and religious studies. The book provides a renewed discussion of 'new religious movements', whilst also considering recent approaches toward a nuanced study of contemporary religion. Topics explored include online religions, political 'cults', 'apostate' testimony and the current 'othered' position of the study of minority religions"