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New Religions

New Religions is a category of religious movements that emerged in Japan primarily during the 19th and 20th centuries, distinguished from traditional religious institutions by their innovative doctrines, often charismatic leadership, and synthesis of elements from Shinto, Buddhism, and folk beliefs within a modern societal context.

285

Publications

12.5K

Citations

260

Authors

109

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

18

Variants

Shinshūkyō

Parents

Publications

285

A republic of mind and spirit: a cultural history of American metaphysical religion

Choice Reviews Online · 2007 · 366 citations

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Religion in Sociological Perspective.

Kevin J. Christiano, Bryan Wilson · Social Forces · 1984 · 319 citations

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Transformations in New Immigrant Religions and Their Global Implications

Fenggang Yang, Helen Rose Ebaugh · American Sociological Review · 2001 · 294 citations

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MULTIPLE MODERNITIES: Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism in a Globalizing Age

Robert W. Hefner · Annual Review of Anthropology · 1998 · 264 citations

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Religion in Sociological Perspective.

Wade Clark Roof, Bryan Wilson · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1983 · 214 citations

, , +8

1–5 of 285

Authors

260

  1. JT
    James T. Richardson

    University of Nevada, Reno, United States

    19 publications · 1K citations

    16

    h-index

  2. TR
    Thomas Robbins

    University of Minnesota Rochester, United States

    13 publications · 625 citations

    13

    h-index

  3. DG
    David G. Bromley

    Virginia Commonwealth University, United States

    9 publications · 426 citations

    9

    h-index

  4. EB
    Eileen Barker

    London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 354 citations

    6

    h-index

  5. JA
    James A. Beckford

    University of Warwick, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 547 citations

    6

    h-index

1–5 of 260

Institutions

109

  1. University of Nevada, Reno

    Reno, United States

    9 h-index

    12 publications

    625 citations

  2. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    106 citations

  3. University of Waterloo

    Waterloo, Canada

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    279 citations

  4. University of Illinois Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    46 citations

  5. Schlumberger (Ireland)

    Dublin, Ireland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    74 citations

  6. Roskilde University

    Roskilde, Denmark

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    55 citations

  7. University of Calgary

    Calgary, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    143 citations

  8. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    42 citations

1–8 of 109

Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 36 publications · 2.1K citations

    24

    h-index

  2. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

    JSSR · 31 publications · 1.8K citations

    22

    h-index

  3. 14

    h-index

  4. Sociological Analysis

    SA · 11 publications · 759 citations

    11

    h-index

  5. Japanese Journal of Religious Studies

    11 publications · 232 citations

    10

    h-index

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