Religious Movements in Contemporary America

876 pages. cover worn, spine faded, name ffep, slight foxing edge of pagesContemporary religious movements in America vary greatly in their organizatio n, goals, methods, and membership. Reflecting the striking diversity of the curr ent religious movement, the papers in this volume consider three categories of r eligious movements: native American churches, recently founded religious groups, and syncretistic groups based on imported cults. The general aim is to understa nd the varieties of human behavior within these institutions and to point out th eir relationship to society in the United States.Originally published in 1975.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technol ogy to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original te xts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hard cover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase a ccess to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published b y Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.…