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New Religious Movements in Modern Asian History

Sociocultural Alternatives
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This book provides evidence that the emergence of Asian new religious movements (NRMs) was predominantly the result of anti-colonial ideology from local religious groups or individuals. The contributors argue that when traditional religions were powerless to maintain their cultural heritage, the leadership of NRMs adduced alternative principles, and the new teachings of each NRM attracted the local people enough for them to change their beliefs. The contributors argue that, as a whole, the Asian new religious movements overall were very ardent and progressive in transmitting their new ideologies. The varied viewpoints in this volume attest to the consistent development of Asian NRMs from domestic and international dimensions by replacing old, traditional religions.
David W. Kim is associate professor of Asian history, College of General Education, Kookmin University, Seoul and visiting fellow at the School of History, Australian National University, Canberra.
Foreword by Eileen Barker Acknowledgments List of Figures Introduction David W. Kim Part One: West, South, and Southeast Asia The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat: A New Religious Movement Derived from Islam? Lauren Dover Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the Art of Living and the International Association for Human Values Catharine Dada The Radhasoami Satsang: A New Religion between Mysticism and Social Service Fabio Scialpi When New is Not-So-New: On the Meaning of "Modern" in a New Tibetan Movement: The New Kadampa Tradition Lionel Obadia The Thanh Ngon Hiep Tuyen: Translating and Understanding the Central Scripture of Caodaism Christopher Hartney Part Two: East Asia The Filial Sectarian: Confucian Values and Popular Sects in Late Imperial China and Modern Taiwan Nikolas Broy International Moral Association (IMA): A Chinese New Religious Movement in Modern Korea David W. Kim The (New) Religious Dimensions of Juche-Kimilsungism Emma Leverton Dislocating Soka Gakkai International: The Case of Soka Gakkai International-Czech Republic Petra Tlcimukova Scriptures and Their Restoration: A Case Study of Tenrikyo Jiro Sawai Aum Shinrikyo: Millenarianism, Anti-Semitism, and Fundamentalism Leonardo Sacco About the Editor and Contributors
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