New religions in global perspective : a study of religious change in the modern world - Clarke, Peter B. (Peter Bernard) (London ; New York : Routledge, 2006)
Part I : Global perspective, new age, and society's response -- New religious movements (NRMs) : a global perspective -- The new age movement (NAM) : alternative or mainstream? -- Accounting for hostility to NRMs -- Part II : New religions in the west -- Europe -- North America -- Australia, New Zealand and Melanesia (New Guinea) -- Part III : New religions : North Africa and the Middle East, and Africa, south of the Sahara -- North Africa and the Middle East -- Africa, south of the Sahara -- Part IV : NRMs in South and Central America and the Carribean -- South and Central America and the Caribbean -- Part V : New religions of South, Southeast and East Asia -- South Asia (India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) -- Southeast Asia (Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia) -- East Asia (1) : Japanese NRMs -- East Asia (2) : NRMs in China, Taiwan and Korea -- Part V : Conclusions -- Future trends.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Religions -- History -- 20th century; Religions -- History -- 21st century