Analysing both fraud and religion as social constructs with different functions and meanings attributed to them, this book raises issues that are central to debates about the limits of religious toleration in diverse societies, and the possible harm that religious organisations …
Analysing both fraud and religion as social constructs with different functions and meanings attributed to them, this book raises issues that are central to debates about the limits of religious toleration in diverse societies, and the possible harm that religious organisations …
Analysing both fraud and religion as social constructs with different functions and meanings attributed to them, this book raises issues that are central to debates about the limits of religious toleration in diverse societies, and the possible harm that religious organisations …
This book provides new theoretical and methodological insights for understanding and interpreting ANRMs and African-derived religions in diaspora. Contributors focus on groups and movements drawn from Christian, Islamic, Jewish and African-derived religious movements and explore…
Analysing both fraud and religion as social constructs with different functions and meanings attributed to them, this book raises issues that are central to debates about the limits of religious toleration in diverse societies, and the possible harm that religious organisations …
Preliminary Materials /J. Alvar Ezquerra -- Chapter One. Religion, Cult And Mystery /J. Alvar Ezquerra -- Chapter Two. Systems Of Belief /J. Alvar Ezquerra -- Chapter Three. Systems Of Value /J. Alvar Ezquerra -- Chapter Four. The Ritual Systems /J. Alvar Ezquerra -- Chapter Fiv…
The traditional grand narrative correlating the decline of Graeco-Roman religion with the rise of Christianity has been under increasing pressure. This book argues that the alternative accounts now emerging significantly underestimate the role of three major cults, of Cybele and…