Minority Religions and Fraud (ePub)
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(Sprache: Englisch)
Analysing both fraud and religion as social constructs with different functions and meanings attributed to them, this book raises issues that are central to debates about the limits of religious toleration in diverse societies, and the possible harm that...
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Analysing both fraud and religion as social constructs with different functions and meanings attributed to them, this book raises issues that are central to debates about the limits of religious toleration in diverse societies, and the possible harm that religious organisations can inflict upon society and individuals. With a focus on minority religions, the book offers a comparative overview of the concept of religious fraud by bringing together analyses of different types of fraud or deception.
Autoren-Porträt
Amanda van Eck Duymaer van Twist is the deputy director of Inform, a non-profit information centre specializing in minority religious and fringe political movements, based at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Her research on the second generation of sectarian movements and the impact their segregated childhoods have had, is due to be published. Further publications include an article entitled 'Beliefs in Possession' in The Devil's Children. From Spirit Possession to Witchcraft: New Allegations That Affect Children, edited by Inform's research fellow Emeritus Professor Jean la Fontaine (2009), and 'Children in New Religions: Contested Duties of Care', Journal of the International Society for the Study of New Religious Movements 1(2): 25-48 (2010).
Bibliographische Angaben
- 2016, 246 Seiten, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Amanda van Eck Duymaer van Twist
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis
- ISBN-10: 1317095731
- ISBN-13: 9781317095736
- Erscheinungsdatum: 22.04.2016
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