Religious and Spiritual Groups in Modern America | Robert Ellwood, Har

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Religious and Spiritual Groups in Modern America

ABSTRACT

This text explores the major new or unconventional religions and spiritual movements in America that exist outside the Judeo-Christian tradition.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter |17 pages

Introduction: In Search of New Religious Movements

chapter 1|12 pages

The Several Meanings of "Cult"

chapter 2|43 pages

The History of an Alternative Reality in The West

chapter 3|38 pages

New Vessels for the Ancient Wisdom: Groups in the Theosophical and Rosicrucian Traditions

chapter 4|23 pages

The Descent of the Mighty Ones: Spiritualism and UFO Groups

chapter 5|17 pages

The Crystal within: Initiatory Groups

chapter 6|28 pages

The Edenic Bower: Neo-Paganism

chapter 7|47 pages

The Ganges Flows West: Indian Movements in America

chapter 8|40 pages

The East in the Golden West: Other Oriental Movements

chapter 9|26 pages

New Religious Movements: Sociological and Psychological Approaches