New religious movements in modern Asian history: sociocultural alternatives
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Bibliographische Detailangaben
Weitere beteiligte Personen: Kim, David W. (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Lanham ; Boulder ; New York ; London Lexington Books [2020]
Schriftenreihe:Ethnographies of religion
Schlagwörter:
Abstract:The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat : A New Religious Movement Derived from Islam? / Lauren Dover -- The Thánh Ngôn Hiệp Tuyển: Translating and Understanding the Central Scripture of Caodaism / Christopher Hartney -- Dislocating Sōka Gakkai International : The Case of Sōka Gakkai International-Czech Republic / Petra Tlčimuková -- Scriptures and Their Restoration: A Case Study of Tenrikyō / Jiro Sawai.
"The new religious movements (NRMs) of Modern Asia commonly offered a new way of hope for enduring the socio-political situation of colonial life. This volume explores particular cases in relation to the aspects of origin, identity, transnational activity, text, hybrid conditions, religionized politics, geopolitical exchange, and millennialism"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Umfang:xix, 285 Seiten 7 Illustrationen
ISBN:9781793634023
9781793634047