New Religious Movements in Modern Asian History: Sociocultural Alternatives

David W. Kim

doi:10.5771/9781793634030

Summary

This book provides evidence that the emergence of Asian new religious movements (NRMs) was predominantly the result of anti-colonial ideology from local religious groups or individuals. The contributors argue that when traditional religions were powerless to maintain their cultural heritage, the leadership of NRMs adduced alternative principles, and the new teachings of each NRM attracted the local people enough for them to change their beliefs. The contributors argue that, as a whole, the Asian new religious movements overall were very ardent and progressive in transmitting their new ideologies. The varied viewpoints in this volume attest to the consistent development of Asian NRMs from domestic and international dimensions by replacing old, traditional religions.

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Edition: 1/2020
Copyright year: 2020
ISBN-Print: 978-1-7936-3402-3
ISBN-Online: 978-1-7936-3403-0
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 286
Product type: Edited Book

1. Dedication No access
2. Contents No access
3. Foreword No access
4. Acknowledgments No access
5. List of Figures No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 18
1. Chapter 1 The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat No access
2. Chapter 2 Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the Art of Living, and the International Association for Human Values No access
3. Chapter 3 The Radhasoami Satsang No access
4. Chapter 4 When New Is Not-So-New No access
5. Chapter 5 The Thánh Ngôn Hiệp Tuyển No access
1. Chapter 6 The Filial Sectarian No access
2. Chapter 7 International Moral Association (IMA) No access
3. Chapter 8 The (New) Religious Dimensions of Juche-Kimilsungism No access
4. Chapter 9 Dislocating Sōka Gakkai International No access
5. Chapter 10 Scriptures and Their Restoration No access
6. Chapter 11 Aum Shinrikyō No access
Index No access Pages 275 - 280
About the Editor and Contributors No access Pages 281 - 286