sociological classifications of religious movements have been proposed by scholars. In the sociology of religion, the most widely used classification...

Buddhism Sects of Sikhism Shinto sects and schools Sociological classifications of religious movements Taoist schools Aaron W. Hughes (2013). Muslim Identities:...

also exist various sociological classifications of religious movements. Al-Biruni (973 – c. 1050) and Ibn Hazm (994 – 1064), both of the Islamic Golden...

pluralism Religious trauma syndrome Secret society Ancient and Mystical Order Rosæ Crucis Sociological classifications of religious movements Western esotericism...

members to international organizations with millions. Sociological classifications of religious movements may identify a cult as a social group with socially...

nationalism Christian reconstructionism Moral Majority Sociological classifications of religious movements New Apostolic Reformation Hare, Julie (28 January...

often for the purpose of worship. In the sociological classifications of religious movements, a religion less pervasive in a society than a church but...

Non-denominational Judaism Classifications of religious movements Cult (religious practice) New religious movement One true church Religious exclusivism Michaels...

Marianne Secular state Secularism State religion Sociological classifications of religious movements § Church and ecclesia Wimberley & Swatos 1998. Baylac...

numerous churches and movements, especially in Anglo-American religious history, where the process is cast in terms of a series of "Great Awakenings". The...

Scientology as a business Scientology and religious groups Sociological classifications of religious movements Sandberg, Russell (October 14, 2016). "Scientology...

of the world's population are members of new religious movements. Scholars have indicated that global religiosity may be increasing due to religious countries...

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early leaders of the Church. Weber developed the theological term and the concept of charisma into a secular term for the sociological study of organizations...

used in logical thought have a sociological origin. Neither Durkheim nor Mauss specifically coined the term "sociology of knowledge". However, their work...

this is "a direct denial of abiding oneness (Advaita)." Hinduism in the West Sociological classifications of religious movements Spiritual bypassing Alan...

Sociological, psychological, and anthropological theories about religion generally attempt to explain the origin and function of religion. These theories...

Scholars of religion often characterise these traditions as new religious movements. Some academics who study the phenomenon treat it as a movement that...

and new religious movements (NRMs), which are also used by scholars in this field of research. Less dividing is the concept of major religious groups....

The sociology of emotions applies sociological theorems and techniques to the study of human emotions. As sociology emerged primarily as a reaction to...

; Delaney, Kevin J. (1 September 2010). "Sports Sociology's Still Untapped Potential". Sociological Forum. 25 (3): 500–519. doi:10.1111/j.1573-7861.2010...

University of Guam, Sociological Analysis 1986, 47, 2.111-124 Bromley, David G. (2007). Teaching New Religious Movements (Aar Teaching Religious Studies...

JSTOR 3512176. Barker, Eileen (1986). "Religious Movements: Cult and Anti-Cult Since Jonestown". Annual Review of Sociology. 12: 329–346. doi:10.1146/annurev...

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or regulations. Max Weber, in his sociological and philosophical work, identified and distinguished three types of legitimate domination (Herrschaft in...

discriminatory practices towards religious and sexual minorities. There are also Islamic fundamentalist movements in several parts of the country with overwhelming...

largest Jewish religious movements are Orthodox Judaism (Haredi and Modern Orthodox), Conservative Judaism, and Reform Judaism. Major sources of difference...

scholars differ in their classifications of activities such as eating a meal, shopping, repairing a car, attending a religious ceremony, or showering (various...

Kurtz (2007), Gods in the global village: the world's religions in sociological perspective, Pine Forge Press, 2007, p. 49, ISBN 978-1-4129-2715-4, ...

persons of another ethnic or religious group" seems, in fact, an essential element in the program of many state builders and national liberation movements. Kelman...