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When prophets die : the postcharismatic fate of new religious movements

Title
When prophets die : the postcharismatic fate of new religious movements / edited by Timothy Miller ; with an introduction by J. Gordon Melton.
Publication
Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1991.

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Additional Authors
  • Miller, Timothy, 1944-
  • Melton, J. Gordon
Description
ix, 241 p.; 24 cm.
Series Statement
SUNY series in religious studies
Uniform Title
SUNY series in religious studies.
Alternative Title
Postcharismatic fate of new religious movements
Subject
  • Cults
  • Cults > United States
  • Sects
  • Sects > United States
  • cults (group or movement)
  • Cults
  • Religion
  • Sects
  • Kult
  • Aufsatzsammlung
  • Sekte
  • Godsdienstige bewegingen
  • Charisma
  • Leiderschap
  • United States > Religion
  • United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introduction: When prophets die: the succession crisis in new religions / J. Gordon Melton -- The shakers: the adaptation of prophecy / Diane Sasson -- Postcharismatic authority in the Amana Society: the legacy of Christian Metz / Jonathan G. Andelson -- American Indian prophets / James R. Lewis -- The Latter Day Saint movement: a study in survival / Steven L. Shields -- They found a formula: 450 years of Hutterite Communitarianism / Timothy Miller -- Democracy vs. Hierarchy: the evolution of authority in the Theosophical society / Catherine Wessinger -- Charisma and covenant: the Christian science movement in its initial postcharismatic phase / John K. Simmons -- When prophets die: the case of the spirit fruit society / H. Roger Grant -- The Rastafari of Jamaica / Barry Chevannes -- The call of the Lotus-eyes Lord: the fate of Krishna consciousness in the West / Steven J. Gelberg -- Siddha yoga: Swami Muktananda and the seat of power / Gene R. Thursby -- When the prophet is yet living: a case study of the Unification Church / Michael L. Mickler.
ISBN
  • 0791407179
  • 9780791407172
  • 0791407187
  • 9780791407189
LCCN
90044859
OCLC
  • ocm22207041
  • 22207041
  • SCSB-1930052
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library