You Should Have Been Here Last Week
- 208 páginas
- 8 horas de lectura
An amusing and thought-provoking compendium of columns, articles, essays and reviews from this acute, knowledgeable and irreverent commentator
Susan Palmer Libros
El principal interés de investigación de esta autora radica en el estudio de los nuevos movimientos religiosos. Es profesora especializada en sociología de la religión. Su obra académica ofrece un análisis perspicaz de la dinámica de los sistemas de creencias. Los lectores pueden esperar una experiencia literaria profundamente analítica y educativa.
The Rajneesh Papers
- 208 páginas
- 8 horas de lectura
This is a unique book about the Rajneesh Movement. It brings together the perspectives of both outsiders and insiders to the movement, in the hope that their point of intersection might provide a novel lens for looking at New Religious Movements.
Dwight York's transformation from a New York street gang member to a Black messiah highlights the intersection of racial identity and spirituality in America. The book explores York's journey through various racial and religious identities, emphasizing the dramatic shifts in lifestyle and gender roles within the Nuwaubian Nation. It also examines the societal backlash against unconventional religions, culminating in a violent FBI raid in 2002, while integrating theories from sociology and media studies to provide a deeper understanding of these dynamics.
At Home with the Soanes
- 112 páginas
- 4 horas de lectura
A fascinating glimpse of real life for a London family in the early 19th century