New Religions in Global Perspective: Religious Change in the Modern World

by Peter B. Clarke

Book Overview

Peter B. Clarke's in-depth account explores the innovative character of new religious movements and new forms of spirituality from a global vantage point. Ranging from North America and Europe to Japan, Latin America, South Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, it is the perfect introduction to NRMs such as Falun Gong, Aum Shirikyo, the Brahma Kumaris, the Ikhwan or Muslim Brotherhood, Sufism, the Engaged Buddhist and Engaged Hindi movements,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415257476
• ISBN13: 9780415257473
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.4"