You Should Have Been Here Last Week
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An amusing and thought-provoking compendium of columns, articles, essays and reviews from this acute, knowledgeable and irreverent commentator
Susan Palmer Boeken
Het belangrijkste onderzoeksinteresse van deze auteur ligt bij de studie van nieuwe religieuze bewegingen. Ze is professor gespecialiseerd in de sociologie van religie. Haar academische werk biedt inzichtelijke analyses van de dynamiek van geloofssystemen. Lezers kunnen een diepgaande analytische en leerzame literaire ervaring verwachten.
The Rajneesh Papers
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This is a unique book about the Rajneesh Movement. It brings together the perspectives of both outsiders and insiders to the movement, in the hope that their point of intersection might provide a novel lens for looking at New Religious Movements.
Dwight York's transformation from a New York street gang member to a Black messiah highlights the intersection of racial identity and spirituality in America. The book explores York's journey through various racial and religious identities, emphasizing the dramatic shifts in lifestyle and gender roles within the Nuwaubian Nation. It also examines the societal backlash against unconventional religions, culminating in a violent FBI raid in 2002, while integrating theories from sociology and media studies to provide a deeper understanding of these dynamics.
At Home with the Soanes
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A fascinating glimpse of real life for a London family in the early 19th century