The study of New Religious Movements (NRMs) is one of the fastest-growing areas of religious studies; and since the release of the first edition of The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements in 2003; the field has continued to expand and break new ground. In this all-new volume; James R. Lewis and Inga B. Tøllefsen bring together established and rising scholars to address an expanded range of topics; covering traditional religious studies topics such as "scripture;" "charisma;" and "ritual;" while also applying new theoretical approaches to NRM topics. Other chapters cover understudied topics in the field; such as the developmental patterns of NRMs and subcultural considerations in the study of NRMs.The first part of this book examines NRMs from a social-scientific perspective; particularly that of sociology. In the second section; the primary factors that have put the study of NRMs on the map; controversy and conflict; are considered. The third section investigates common themes within the field of NRMs; while the fourth examines the approaches that religious studies researchers have taken to NRMs. As NRM Studies has grown; subfields such as Esotericism; New Age Studies; and neo-Pagan Studies have grown as distinct and individual areas of study; and the final section of the book investigates these emergent fields.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. highly readable; well researched and footnoted; vivid desciption of from actual eventsBy p.s.I selected this book as it appears to be the only academic study on this subject written in a style for many different levels of readership. Its historical accuracy proof is evidenced by its footnotes; listed reference works; and; at the same very readable and engaging; compelling one to read to conclusion. The book answers the unspoken concerns of how the Austrians dealt internally with their nationalism and with their Jewish citizens and vice versa after the split-up of the Austria-Hungary Empire and prior to the Germans marching into Vienna. I would recommend this book to both the reader with an interest in a finite subject that has yet been explored with such intensity and understanding of the evolving new country's growing pangs and its relationship to its Jewish citizens as well as scholars for a research tool.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Howard WeissAcademic yet lively treatment of an important period in Austrian Jewish history
