New Religious Movements and Rapid Social Change

Abstract

Introduction - James A Beckford Religious Movements and Counter-Movements in North America - Robert Wuthnow New Religious Movements in Western Europe - James A Beckford and Martine Levasseur The Development of Millennialistic Thought in Japan's New Religions - Susumu Shimazono Social Change and Movements of Revitalization in Contemporary Islam - Sa[]id Arjomand A Comparative Study of Two New Religious Movements in the Republic of Korea - Choi Syn Duk New Religious Movements in the Caribbean - La[]ennec Hurbon The Social Impact of Nigeria's New Religious Movements - Friday Mbon The Cult of Hunyan - Gananath Obeyesekere A New Religious Movement in Sri Lanka New Hindu Religious Movements in India - Arvind Sharma