Sacred schisms how religions divide Lewis, James R. Lewis, Sarah M. NetLibrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. enk Cambridge, UK New York Cambridge University Press 2009 monographic eng
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xi, 338 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Introduction / James R. Lewis and Sarah Lewis -- Part I: Theoretical overview -- Understanding schisms : theoretical explanations for their origins / Roger Finke and Christopher P. Scheitle -- Part II: Survey of schisms in selected traditions -- Charismatic authority in Islam : an analysis of the cause of schisms in the ummah / Ron Geaves -- Schisms in Buddhism / Alan Cole -- Schisms in Japanese new religious movements / Robert Kisala -- Part III: Christian traditions -- Finishing the mystery : the watch tower and 'the 1917 schism' / George D. Chryssides -- Challenges to charismatic authority in the unificationist movement / David G. Bromley and Rachel S. Bobbitt -- Persecution and schismogenesis : how a penitential crisis over mass apostasy facilitated the triumph of Catholic Christianity in the Roman Empire / Joseph M. Bryant -- Part IV: Western esoteric traditions -- Church universal and triumphant : shelter, succession and schism / Susan J. Palmer and Michael Abravanel -- Schism and consolidation : the case of the theosophical movement / Olav Hammer -- Satanists and nuts : the role of schisms in modern satanism / Jesper Aagaard Petersen -- Schism as midwife : how conflict aided the birth of a contemporary pagan community / Murphy Pizza -- Part V: Non-western/postcolonial traditions -- Succession, religious switching, and schism in the Hare Krishna Movement / E. Burke Rochford, Jr. -- Schisms within Hindu guru groups : the Transcendental Meditation movement in North America / Cynthia Ann Humes -- Schism in Babylon : colonialism, Afro-Christianity, and Rastafari / Christopher Partridge. edited by James R. Lewis, Sarah M. Lewis. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries. Religion History Schism BL65.H5 S33 2009eb 209 (DLC) 2009000048 (OCoLC)244768198 9780511580710 (electronic bk.) 0511580711 (electronic bk.) http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=284323 http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=284323 N$T 090924 20200709055223.0 ocn438824036