Author : John Ankerberg
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Page : 692 pages
File Size : 33,74 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781565071605
This comprehensive, indexed volume includes short, one-page listings of pertinent facts about a particular movement, its founder, how it claims to work, scientific evaluations done, and its potential dangers. Some topics covered are angels, visualization, shamanism, hypnosis, new age medicine and martial arts.
Author : J. Gordon Melton
Publisher :
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 27,59 MB
Release : 1990
Category : New Age movement
ISBN :
Author : John Ankerberg
Publisher :
Page : 802 pages
File Size : 39,83 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN :
"Brief synopses of more than 30 influential groups, including the Integral Yoga Institute, Tibetan Buddhism, and the Human Potential movement, are also covered. Each major group is contrasted with traditional biblical teachings for easy comparison and study. Straightforward organization and clearly marked sections make [this book] easy to use. Other helpful features include: brief summaries of basic tenants and sources of authority; helpful charts for quick reference; an in-depth doctrinal appendix for further study..." -- BACK COVER.
Author : Robert S. Ellwood
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 34,53 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1438110383
Contains nearly 600 brief entries on the world's religious traditions.
Author : Mark Juergensmeyer
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 1529 pages
File Size : 48,9 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0761927298
Presents entries A to L of a two-volume encyclopedia discussing religion around the globe, including biographies, concepts and theories, places, social issues, movements, texts, and traditions.
Author : Timothy Freke
Publisher : Sterling
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,98 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Spiritual life
ISBN : 9780806999050
Provides information on various spiritual practices, traditions, and teachings.
Author : Bron Taylor
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 1927 pages
File Size : 28,55 MB
Release : 2008-06-10
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1441122788
The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature, originally published in 2005, is a landmark work in the burgeoning field of religion and nature. It covers a vast and interdisciplinary range of material, from thinkers to religious traditions and beyond, with clarity and style. Widely praised by reviewers and the recipient of two reference work awards since its publication (see www.religionandnature.com/ern), this new, more affordable version is a must-have book for anyone interested in the manifold and fascinating links between religion and nature, in all their many senses.
Author : Adam Possamai
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 2399 pages
File Size : 40,69 MB
Release : 2020-02-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1529721962
The SAGE Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Religion takes a three-pronged look at this, namely investigating the role of religion in society; unpacking and evaluating the significance of religion in and on human history; and tracing and outlining the social forces and influences that shape religion. This encyclopedia covers a range of themes from: • fundamental topics like definitions • secularization • dimensions of religiosity to such emerging issues as civil religion • new religious movements This Encyclopedia also addresses contemporary dilemmas such as fundamentalism and extremism and the role of gender in religion.
Author : Henri Gooren
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 20,66 MB
Release : 2019-10-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783319270777
This encyclopedia provides an overview of the main religions of Latin America and the Caribbean, both its centralized transnational expressions and its local variants and schisms. These main religions include (but are not limited to) the major expressions of Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Pentecostalism, Mormonism, and Jehovah’s Witnesses), indigenous religions (Native American, Maya religion), syncretic Christianity (including Afro-Brazilian religions like Umbanda and Candomblé and Afro-Caribbean religions like Vodun and Santería), other world religions (Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam), transnational New Religious Movements (Scientology, Unification Church, Hare Krishna, New Age, etc.), and new local religions (Brazil’s Igreja Universal, La Luz del Mundo from Mexico, etc.).
Author : Caryl Matrisciana
Publisher :
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 15,10 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780890814451
