"This book reveals contemporary vernacular religion expressed in gay Catholic spirituality, Father Divine's International Peace Mission movement, and material culture"--
"This book reveals contemporary vernacular religion expressed in gay Catholic spirituality, Father Divine's International Peace Mission movement, and material culture"--
Stories of witchcraft and demonic possession from early modern England through the last official trials in colonial New England Those possessed by the devil in early modern England usually exhibited a common set of symptoms: fits, vomiting, visions, contortions, speaking in tongues, and an antipathy to prayer. However, it was a matter of ......
Childhood and the Religious Imagination in Contemporary American Paganis
Pagan parents tend to seek to instil values, such as religious tolerance and spiritual independence, which will remain with their children throughout their lives
Childhood and the Religious Imagination in Contemporary American Paganis
Pagan parents tend to seek to instil values, such as religious tolerance and spiritual independence, which will remain with their children throughout their lives
Presents the history of the Urantia movement, from its beginnings in the early 20th century. This book also presents an outline of the Urantia cult's worldview. It also analyzes the flaws in Urantian science and points out many instances of plagiarism.
In the late 1980s, the New Age movement became the focus of both media attention and widespread ridicule as some of the more outlandish aspects of the movement. Reflecting the emergence of this denominational structure, this book includes chapters that focus on specific groups. Other chapters examine the movement's historical roots.
Psychiatrists are in a unique position to understand the personalities, needs, and motivations of cult leaders and followers. This report assumes that unique vantage point in its review of the cult phenomenon. This report presents statistics and colorful descriptions of American cults and their effect on those who embrace them.
Explores the dangers of ultrafundamentalist cults by presenting selected case histories, by explaining the significance of the central tendencies of ultrafundamentalism, and by suggesting why such groups are flourishing in this particular society.