Clarke, Peter B.

New religions in global perspective a study of religious change in the modern world / [electronic resource] : Peter B. Clarke. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2006. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references and index.

New religious movements The new age movement Accounting for hostility to NRMs -- Europe -- North America -- Australia, New Zealand and Melanesia North Africa and the Middle East -- Africa, south of the Sahara -- South and Central America and the Caribbean -- South Asia Southeast Asia East Asia East Asia Future trends. (NRMs) : a global perspective -- (NAM) : alternative or mainstream? -- (New Guinea) -- (India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) -- (Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia) -- (1) : Japanese NRMs -- (2) : NRMs in China, Taiwan and Korea -- Part I : Global perspective, new age, and society's response -- Part II : New religions in the west -- Part III : New religions : North Africa and the Middle East, and Africa, south of the Sahara -- Part IV : NRMs in South and Central America and the Carribean -- Part V : New religions of South, Southeast and East Asia -- Part V : Conclusions --

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Religions--History--20th century.
Religions--History--21st century.

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