Essays about: "New religious movements"
Showing result 11 - 13 of 13 essays containing the words New religious movements.
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11. Enhet av olika slag: En komparativ studie av Amma och Bhagavans Oneness rörelse i Indien och Sverige
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religionAbstract : The process of globalization is today an increasingly integrated component within the academic field of religious studies. As more and more religious movements work as transnational agents, and have the ability to spread to new cultures very rapidly, the need to study religion from a global perspective has become more important. READ MORE
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12. The Ideal Cosmic Warrior: Factors and Types in a Cosmic War
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This thesis seeks to introduce the reader to the idea of Cosmic War giving background on the formation of the concept, how it is currently perceived, and the difference from other seemingly similar ideas such as terrorism and holy war. Following this the most influential factors in the modern appearance of Cosmic War such as the rise of religion in the face of modernity and secularism are explored and resultantly the growth in fundamentalist and New Religious movements. READ MORE
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13. The Struggle for Purity : Naqshbandi-Haqqani Sufism in Eastern London
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskapAbstract : The Naqshbandi-Haqqani Sufi order has spread throughout the world extensively since it was founded in 1973 by its Sheikh Muhammad Nazim Adil al-Haqqani. The present thesis analyses one local branch of that order in Eastern London within a theoretical framework of New Social Movements, as formulated by the Italian sociologist Alberto Melucci. READ MORE
