The invention of sacred tradition - Lewis, James R.; Hammer, Olav.; NetLibrary, Inc. (Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007)
Introduction / Olav Hammer and James R. Lewis -- Scientology, scripture and sacred tradition / Mikael Rothstein -- 'He may be lying but what he says is true': the sacred tradition of Don Juan as reported by Carlos Castaneda, anthropologist, trickster, guru, allegorist / Charlotte E. Hardman -- The invention of sacred tradition: Mormonism / Douglas J. Davies -- Antisemitism, conspiracy culture, Christianity, and Islam: the history and contemporary religious significance of the 'Protocols of the learned elders of Zion' / Christopher Partridge and Ron Geaves The invention of a counter-tradition: the case of the North American anti-cult movement / David G. Bromley and Douglas E. Cowan -- 'Heavenly deception'? Sun Myung Moon and 'Divine principle / George D. Chryssides -- 'Forgery' in the New Testament / Einar Thomassen -- Three phases of inventing Rosicrucian tradition in the seventeenth century / Susanna Åkerman -- A name for all and no one: Zoroaster as a figure of authorization and a screen of ascription / Michael Stausberg -- The peculiar sleep: receiving The Urantia book / Sarah Lewis -- Ontology of the past and its materialization in Tibetan treasures / Holly Gayley -- Pseudo-Dionysius: the mediation of sacred traditions / Kevin Corrigan and Michael Harrington -- Spurious attribution of the Hebrew Bible / Philip R. Davies -- Inventing paganisms: making nature / Graham Harvey.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Religion; Spiritual life; Godsdiensten; Godsdienstige bewegingen; Traditie; Electronic books