The Social Dimensions of Sectarianism: Sects and New Religious Movements in Contemporary Society

by Bryan R. Wilson

Book Overview

This wide-ranging collection explores the complex relationships between religious sects and contemporary Western society and examines the controversial social, political, and religious issues that arise as sects seek to pursue a way of life at variance with that of other people. Wilson argues that sects, often subject to negative theological and moral judgements, can be understood only as social entities and as such require a scientifically neutral...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198278837
• ISBN13: 9780198278832
• Release Date: October 1992
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"