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New Religious Movements

Cults and New Religions

A Brief History

by Douglas E. Cowan and David G. Bromley

Cowan and Bromley present case studies of controversial movements, including Scientology, the Unification Church, the Family International, Wicca, Heaven's Gate and the Branch Davidians. Each chapter explains the movement's history and the controversies around it. Balanced and accessible.

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