The Not-So-New Religious Movements: Changes in ‘the Cult Scene’ over the Past Forty Years
New religious movements (NRMs) tend to exhibit certain characteristics that change with the arrival of second and subsequent generations. The paper explores some of the internally motivated revisions that may be due to demographic changes or disappointed expectations, and some of the changes brought...
Main Author: | Eileen Barker |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Finnish Society for the Study of Religion
2015-01-01
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Series: | Temenos |
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Online Access: | https://journal.fi/temenos/article/view/48461 |
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