Barker, Eileen 
ORCID: 0000-0001-5247-7204
(2003)
Harm and new religious movements: some notes on a sociological perspective.
Cultic Studies Review, 2 (1).
ISSN 1539-0152
Abstract
This article relates the methodology of sociology to the question of harm in new religious movements (NRMs). It describes the kinds of questions sociologists of religion are likely to ask, the methods they use to study NRMs, and the characteristics of NRMs that may predispose them toward situations in which harm might ensue. It is because sociologists are as concerned as any other citizens about the consequences of human actions that they are anxious to develop and use the most reliable means they can for investigating and trying to understand the processes that can lead to individuals, families, and/or society being subjected to harm.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.icsahome.com/culticstudiesreview/defaul... |
| Additional Information: | © 2003 International Cultic Studies Association |
| Divisions: | LSE Human Rights Sociology |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Oct 2008 09:14 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Sep 2024 21:41 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/18256 |
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