Bloomsbury Companion to New Religious Movements

George D. Chryssides is a Research Fellow in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at York St John University, UK.Benjamin E. Zeller is Assistant Professor of Religion at Lake Forest College, Chicago, USA.

• Foreword by Massimo IntrovigneAcknowledgementsTable of AcronymsHow to Use This BookIntroductionPart I: A-Z of Key Terms and ConceptsPart II: Research Methods and Problems1. Fieldwork, Stephen Gregg (Liverpool Hope University, UK)2. Insider/Outsider Problems, George D. Chryssides (University of Birmingham, UK) 3. Material Culture, Alex Norman (University of Sydney, Australia)4. Pagan Studies, Graham Harvey (The Open University, UK)5. New Age, Steven J. Sutcliffe (University of Edinburgh, UK)6. Mormon Studies, Douglas J. Davies (Durham University, UK)7. Japanese NRMs, Birgit Staemmler (University of Tübingen, Germany)8. Sexuality Studies, Megan Goodwin (Elon University, USA)9. Media Studies, Stephen Jacobs (University of Wolverhampton, UK)10. Ritual Studies, Lee Gilmore (San José State University, USA)Part III: Current Research11. Jonestown and the Study of NRMs, Rebecca Moore (San Diego State University , USA)12. Conversion and Brainwashing, James T. Richardson (University of Nevada, Reno, USA) 13. Charisma and Leadership, David G. Bromley (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA)14. Prophecy, Jon R. Stone (California State University, Long Beach, USA) 15. Millenialism, Catherine Wessinger (Loyola University New Orleans, USA) 16. Violence, James R. Lewis (University of Tromsø, Norway) 17. Opposition to NRMs, George D. Chryssides and Benjamin E. Zeller (University of Birmingham, UK and Lake Forest College, USA) 18. Legal Issues, Anthony Bradney (Keele University, UK) 19. Gender, Megan Goodwin (Elon University, USA) 20. UFO Groups, Christopher Partridge (Lancaster University, UK) 21. Researching Esoteric Groups, Kennet Granholm (Stockholm University, Sweden) 22. African NRMs, Afe Adogame (University of Edinburgh, UK) 23. Vernacular/Lived Religion, Marion Bowman (The Open University, UK) Part IV: New Directions in the Study of New Religious Movements 24. Globalization, Liselotte Frisk (Dalarna University, Sweden) 25. Science, Benjamin E. Zeller (Lake Forest College, USA) 26. Role of the Internet, Jean-François Mayer (Religioscope Institute in Fribourg, Switzerland) 27. Invented Religions, Carole M. Cusack (University of Sydney, Australia) 28. Race and Ethnicity, Marie W. Dallam (University of Oklahoma, USA) 29. Children/Generational Issues, E. Burke Rochford, Jr. (Middlebury College, USA) 30. Healing, Holly Folk (Western Washington University, USA) 31. Travel and NRMs, Alex Norman (University of Sydney, Australia) Part V: ResourcesChronology Academic Resources for the Study of New Religious Movements Bibliography Index

Overall, Chryssides and Zeller have done a superb job, putting together an invaluable introduction to the field. Bravo!