The Bloomsbury Companion to New Religious Movements

Foreword by Massimo Introvigne -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Acronyms -- How to Use This Book Introduction -- Part I: A-Z of Key Terms and Concepts -- Part II: Research Methods and Problems -- 1. Fieldwork, Stephen Gregg (Liverpool Hope University, UK) -- 2. Insider/Outsider Problems, George D. Chryssides (University of Birmingham, UK) -- 3. Material Culture, Alex Norman (University of Sydney, Australia) -- 4. Pagan Studies, Graham Harvey (The Open University, UK) -- 5. New Age, Steven J. Sutcliffe (University of Edinburgh, UK) -- 6. Mormon Studies, Douglas J. Davies (Durham University, UK) -- 7. Japanese NRMs, Birgit Staemmler (University of T bingen, Germany) -- 8. Sexuality Studies, Megan Goodwin (Elon University, USA) -- 9. Media Studies, Stephen Jacobs (University of Wolverhampton, UK) -- 10. Ritual Studies, Lee Gilmore (San José State University, USA) -- Part III: Current Research -- 11. Jonestown and the Study of NRMs, Rebecca Moore (San Diego State University , USA) -- 12. Conversion and Brainwashing, James T. Richardson (University of Nevada, Reno, USA) -- 13. Charisma and Leadership, David G. Bromley (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA) -- 14. Prophecy, Jon R. Stone (California State University, Long Beach, USA) -- 15. Millenialism, Catherine Wessinger (Loyola University New Orleans, USA) -- 16. Violence, James R. Lewis (University of Troms, Norway) -- 17. Opposition to NRMs, George D. Chryssides and Benjamin E. Zeller (University of Birmingham, UK and Lake Forest College, USA) -- 18. Legal Issues, Anthony Bradney (Keele University, UK) -- 19. Gender, Megan Goodwin (Elon University, USA) -- 20. UFO Groups, Christopher Partridge (Lancaster University, UK) -- 21. Researching Esoteric Groups, Kennet Granholm (Stockholm University, Sweden) -- 22. African NRMs, Afe Adogame (University of Edinburgh, UK) -- 23. Vernacular/Lived Religion, Marion Bowman (The Open University, UK) -- Part IV: New Directions in the Study of New Religious Movements -- 24. Globalization, Liselotte Frisk (Dalarna University, Sweden) -- 25. Science, Benjamin E. Zeller (Lake Forest College, USA) -- 26. Role of the Internet, Jean-Fran ois Mayer (Religioscope Institute in Fribourg, Switzerland) -- 27. Invented Religions, Carole M. Cusack (University of Sydney, Australia) -- 28. Race and Ethnicity, Marie W. Dallam (University of Oklahoma, USA) -- 29. Children/Generational Issues, E. Burke Rochford, Jr. (Middlebury College, USA) -- 30. Healing, Holly Folk (Western Washington University, USA) -- 31. Travel and NRMs, Alex Norman (University of Sydney, Australia) -- Part V: Resources Chronology -- Academic Resources for the Study of New Religious Movements -- Bibliography -- Index.