Description
Religious and Spiritual Groups in Modern America (2nd Ed.)
Author: Ellwood Robert
Language: English
Keywords
Young Man; nichiren; Nichiren Shoshu; shoshu; Unification Church; unification; Sun Myung Moon; church; UFO Contactee; reading; Baba Lovers; selection; Self-Realization Fellowship; theosophical; George King; society; Maharishi Mahesh Yogi; movements; Krishna Consciousness; sun; Religious Movements; Reading Selection; North Myrtle Beach; Aetherius Society; Ascended Masters; UFO Group; Cosmic Masters; Liberal Catholic Church; ACM; Tibetan Buddhism; Sanat Kumara; Soka Gakkai; Spiritualist Churches; Ultimate Transformation; Spiritual Energy
· 15.2x22.9 cm · Hardback
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1. The Several Meanings of a cult. 2. The History of an Alternative Reality in the West. 3. New Vessels for the Ancient Wisdom: Groups in the Theosophical and Rosicrucian Traditions. 4. The Descent of the Mighty Ones: Spiritualism and UFO Groups. 5. The Crystal Within: Initiatory Groups. 6. The Edenic Bower: Neo-Paganism. 7. The Ganges Flows West: Indian Movements in America. 8. The East in the Golden West: Other Oriental Movements. 9. New Religious Movements: Sociological and Psychological Approaches. Appendix: The People's Temple. Bibliography. Addresses of Groups. Index.
Robert S. Ellwood is Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California.
Harry Partin was Professor of History of Religions at Duke University.
