Fieldwork in New Religious Movements

by George D. Chryssides

Book Overview

New religious movements are often described as bizarre and sinister. Direct acquaintance, however, often gives a different impression from media portrayals and even from some academic writing. After decades of undertaking fieldwork, the author George Chryssides discusses his experiences, as well as studies by other scholars, and the issues that fieldwork involves. How do one's personal beliefs and lifestyle impinge on field research? How involved...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009278738
• ISBN13: 9781009278737
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"