When Prophets Die The Postcharismatic Fate of New Religious Movements
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Price: $95.00 Hardcover - 241 pages |
Release Date: September 1991 |
ISBN10: 0-7914-0717-9 ISBN13: 978-0-7914-0717-2
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Price: $32.95 Paperback - 241 pages |
Release Date: September 1991 |
ISBN10: 0-7914-0718-7 ISBN13: 978-0-7914-0718-9
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When the charismatic founder/leader of a religious movement dies, the popular belief is that the movement usually disintegrates. However, many new religions not only survive but prosper, despite leadership transition. In this book, prominent scholars examine what happened to eleven new movements following the deaths of their leaders, and why. An Introduction by J. Gordon Melton serves to integrate the case studies.
Timothy Miller is Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Kansas, Lawrence.
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Table of Contents Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: When Prophets Die: The Succession Crisis in New Religions J. Gordon Melton
1. The Shakers: The Adaptation of Prophecy Diane Sasson
2. Postcharismatic Authority in the Amana Society: The Legacy of Christian Metz Jonathan G. Andelson
3. American Indian Prophets James R. Lewis
4. The Latter Day Saint Movement: A Study in Survival Steven L. Shields
5. They Found a Formula: 450 Years of Hutterite Communitarianism Timothy Miller
6. Democracy vs. Hierarchy: The Evolution of Authority in the Theosophical Society Catherine Wessinger
7. Charisma and Covenant: The Christian Science Movement in its Initial Postcharismatic Phase John K. Simmons
8. When Prophets Die: The Case of the Spirit Fruit Society H. Roger Grant
9. The Rastafari of Jamaica Barry Chevannes
10. The Call of the Lotus-Eyed Lord: The Fate of Krishna Consciousness in the West Steven J. Gelberg
11. Siddha Yoga: Swami Muktananda and the Seat of Power Gene R. Thursby
12. When the Prophet Is Yet Living: A Case Study of the Unification Church Michael L. Mickler
Afterword
Notes
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