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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"New Religious Movements"”.
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Monotheism in the New Religious Movements of Japan: Historical and Taxonomical Challenges in Western Studies
The study of Japan's New Religious Movements (NRMs) has long been a preoccupation of Western scholars. However, significant disagreement and confusion has existed in the West over whether some of these movements, exemplified in this study by Kurozumikyō, Tenrikyō, and Konkōkyō, are monotheistic or …
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The attitude of the Anglican church of Uganda to the new religious movements and in particular to the Bacwezi-Bashomi in South Western Uganda 1960-1995
… Attitude of the Anglican Church of Uganda to the New Religious Movements and in particular to the Bacwezi-Bashomi in south-western Uganda, 1960-1995. Since the 1960's Uganda has been witnessing a wave of new religious movements stressing healing and exorcism and to date are attracting a large …
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Science and the sacred : new technologies within new religions : a reaction to secularization and a reinterpretation of myth
… of the use of science and technology within new religious belief systems. The emphasis is placed upon the incorporation of scientific method, scientific findings, scientific theory, scientific terminology, and technological components within the rhetoric and praxis of historical and …
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Conspirituality in the Age of TikTok: A Thematic Analysis of #AgeofAquarius
… to existing literature beliefs and themes within New Religious Movements and alternative spiritualities on social media, the field of cyberethnography, and further illuminates the convergence between conspiracy theories and New Age beliefs.
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Why Aren't More Heathens Eco-Pagan Vegetarians? The Intersection Of Gender, Politics, And Spiritual Environmentalism
<p>Neo-Paganism, a nature-based new religious movement, provides a rich backdrop for the study of spiritual environmentalism. This ethnographic project analyzes the dynamic interconnectedness of neo-paganism and environmentalism, or "eco-paganism," and how Heathenry reframes the natural world using …
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Disfellowshiped: Pentecostal responses to fundamentalism in the United States, 1906-1943
… of Evangelicals, which combined these two movements (along with holiness churches), though their history was marked by dispute. On closer examination, the two groups held an evangelical heritage in common from the nineteenth century. Like a new species that is introduced into a particular …
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Vale do Amanhecer: uma nova expressão religiosa em Santa Rita/PB
… for the categorization of it in the context of religious classifications, because most theorists as Silas Guerriero (2006), that we use on this occasion, means that religion as belonging to the block of NRM (New Religious Movements). Thus, we will make a reflection on the New and Religious terms …
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Surrender to Krishna : religious conversion and cultural change
… ideas relating to theories of conversion into New Religious Movements and assess whether such can be broadened in respect of issues of individual and 'Wider cultural change, and in doing so consider the connections between religious experience as a cultural expression and other patterns of …
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The Faculty of Theology of the University of Zululand: its contribution to vocational training, research and publication and spiritual support
… the University research unit for the study of New Religious Movements and Independent/Indigenous Churches. Chapter 5 highlights the spiritual support supplied by the Faculty through the Council of Supervision for the Ministry to Students, interdenominational services, the University chaplaincy, …
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‘Travellers in Faith’ or ‘Stealthy Legions’: The Gurāgē role in the rise of Tablīghī Jamā‘at in Ethiopia
… Jamā‘at, one of a Sunni Islamic missionary movements that focuses on faith renewal. The movement originated in India in the 1920s and came to Ethiopia in the 1960s, it operated in a similar manner to its mother movement in India. Haji Musa Mahmood Ahmad Kikiya was the Ethiopian pioneer and …
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Does religion matter? A test of classical theories of deviance on two different religious types
<p>This study uniquely examines two religious types and a control group of nonreligious respondents in relation to two classical theories of crime and deviant behavior. The first objective of this research is to determine whether a conventional religion, Methodism, deters crime and deviant behavior …
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Our Master’s Legacy: Belief and Ritual in Mission De L’esprit Saint
… thesis is a folkloristic examination of the religious beliefs and rituals associated with members of a religious movement known as Mission De L’Ésprit Saint. Mission De L’Ésprit Saint is a Quebecois religious denomination which believes that their founder was the physical incarnation of the …
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Ayahuasca’s Religious Diaspora in the Wake of the Doctrine of Discovery
… of South America, during the twentieth century new religious movements in Brazil began employing the mixture as religious sacrament. Additionally, various centers for ayahuasca “healing” have emerged both inside and outside of the Amazon Rainforest, frequently with the aim of helping people …
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Exploring the Lived Religious Experiences of Gay and Lesbian Ordained Clergy in the United Methodist Church
… hopes that LGBTQ+ might gain more credibility as religious leaders in the church.</p>
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Not your father’s religion: A case study of Hoodoo practitioners on TikTok
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-03-28 without embargo terms
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Rice Paddy to Wheatfield: Caodaism in America's Heartland
Caodaism is a new religious movement which combines elements of the belief systems of many of the world's religions. Created in 1926 in Vietnam, Caodaism grew to become the third largest religion in Vietnam in only a few decades. Today, there are some three million practicing Caodaists in the …
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What Makes a Founder? : Determining the Founder of New Thought
… the debate over the title of “founder” of New Thought and presents a definitive statement on who should be considered the “founder.” In this debate, the long-standing and most accepted “founder” is Phineas Parkhurst Quimby. Phineas Quimby was a mental healer who is credited with inspiring …
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