2017, ISBN: 3110556480

[EAN: 9783110556483], Neubuch, [SC: 0.0], [PU: De Gruyter Open Poland], ISLAM; WELTRELIGIONEN / RELIGION WELTRELIGIONEN; COGNITIVESCIENCEOFRELIGION; AHMADIYYAMUSLIMJAMA'AT; NEWRELIGIOUSMO… Mehr…

[EAN: 9783110556483], Neubuch, [SC: 0.0], [PU: De Gruyter Open Poland], ISLAM; WELTRELIGIONEN / RELIGION WELTRELIGIONEN; COGNITIVESCIENCEOFRELIGION; AHMADIYYAMUSLIMJAMA'AT; NEWRELIGIOUSMOVEMENTS, Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - In the mid 1950s, a British taxi driver named George King claimed that Budha, Jesus, and Lao Tzu had been alien cosmic masters who had come to earth to teach mankind the right way to live. Sun Myung Moon claimed that Korean people are descendants of the lost tribes of Israel. Joseph Smith claimed that some lost tribes of Israel had moved to Americas hundreds of years ago. All three people successfully founded new religious movements that have survived to this day. How and why do some people come up with such seemingly strange and bizarre ideas and why do others come to place their faith in these ideas The first part of this book develops a multidisciplinary theoretical framework drawn from cognitive science of religion and social psychology to answer these critically important questions. The second part of the book illustrates how this theoretical framework can be used to understand the origin and evolution of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama at founded by an Indian Muslim in 1889. The book breaks new ground by studying the influence that religious beliefs of 19th century reformist Indian Muslims, in particular, founders of the Ahl-e-Hadith movement, had on the beliefs of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama at. Using the theoretical framework developed in part I, the book also explains why many north Indian Sunni Muslims found Ahmad s ideas to be irresistible and why the movement split into two a few years Ahmad s death. The book will interest those who want to understand cults as well as those who want to understand reformist Islamic movements. 190 pp. Englisch, Books<

ISBN: 9783110556483

In the mid 1950s, a British taxi driver named George King claimed that Budha, Jesus, and Lao Tzu had been alien “cosmic masters” who had come to earth to teach mankind the rig… Mehr…

In the mid 1950s, a British taxi driver named George King claimed that Budha, Jesus, and Lao Tzu had been alien “cosmic masters” who had come to earth to teach mankind the right way to live. Sun Myung Moon claimed that Korean people are descendants of the lost tribes of Israel. Joseph Smith claimed that some lost tribes of Israel had moved to Americas hundreds of years ago. All three people successfully founded new religious movements that have survived to this day. How and why do some people come up with such seemingly strange and bizarre ideas and why do others come to place their faith in these ideas? The first part of this book develops a multidisciplinary theoretical framework drawn from cognitive science of religion and social psychology to answer these critically important questions. The second part of the book illustrates how this theoretical framework can be used to understand the origin and evolution of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at founded by an Indian Muslim in 1889. The book breaks new ground by studying the influence that religious beliefs of 19th century reformist Indian Muslims, in particular, founders of the Ahl-e-Hadith movement, had on the beliefs of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at. Using the theoretical framework developed in part I, the book also explains why many north Indian Sunni Muslims found Ahmad’s ideas to be irresistible and why the movement split into two a few years Ahmad’s death. The book will interest those who want to understand cults as well as those who want to understand reformist Islamic movements. Trade Books>Hardcover>Religion,Inspiration>Islam>Islam, De Gruyter Poland Core >2<

2017, ISBN: 9783110556483

[ED: Hardcover], [PU: De Gruyter], In the mid 1950s, a British taxi driver named George King claimed that Budha, Jesus, and Lao Tzu had been alien cosmic masters who had come to earth to … Mehr…

[ED: Hardcover], [PU: De Gruyter], In the mid 1950s, a British taxi driver named George King claimed that Budha, Jesus, and Lao Tzu had been alien cosmic masters who had come to earth to teach mankind the right way to live. Sun Myung Moon claimed that Korean people are descendants of the lost tribes of Israel. Joseph Smith claimed that some lost tribes of Israel had moved to Americas hundreds of years ago. All three people successfully founded new religious movements that have survived to this day. How and why do some people come up with such seemingly strange and bizarre ideas and why do others come to place their faith in these ideas? The first part of this book develops a multidisciplinary theoretical framework drawn from cognitive science of religion and social psychology to answer these critically important questions. The second part of the book illustrates how this theoretical framework can be used to understand the origin and evolution of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama at founded by an Indian Muslim in 1889. The book breaks new ground by studying the influence that religious beliefs of 19th century reformist Indian Muslims, in particular, founders of the Ahl-e-Hadith movement, had on the beliefs of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama at. Using the theoretical framework developed in part I, the book also explains why many north Indian Sunni Muslims found Ahmad s ideas to be irresistible and why the movement split into two a few years Ahmad s death. The book will interest those who want to understand cults as well as those who want to understand reformist Islamic movements. 2017. 190 S. 9 b/w ill., 6 b/w tbl. 240 mm Versandfertig in 6-10 Tagen, DE, [SC: 0.00], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, Offene Rechnung (Vorkasse vorbehalten)<

2017, ISBN: 3110556480

In the mid 1950s, a British taxi driver named George King claimed that Budha, Jesus, and Lao Tzu had been alien cosmic masters who had come to earth to teach mankind the right way to li… Mehr…

In the mid 1950s, a British taxi driver named George King claimed that Budha, Jesus, and Lao Tzu had been alien cosmic masters who had come to earth to teach mankind the right way to live. Sun Myung Moon claimed that Korean people are descendants of the lost tribes of Israel. Joseph Smith claimed that some lost tribes of Israel had moved to Americas hundreds of years ago. All three people successfully founded new religious movements that have survived to this day. How and why do some people come up with such seemingly strange and bizarre ideas and why do others come to place their faith in these ideas? The first part of this book develops a multidisciplinary theoretical framework drawn from cognitive science of religion and social psychology to answer these critically important questions. The second part of the book illustrates how this theoretical framework can be used to understand the origin and evolution of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama at founded by an Indian Muslim in 1889. The book breaks new ground by studying the influence that religious beliefs of 19th century reformist Indian Muslims, in particular, founders of the Ahl-e-Hadith movement, had on the beliefs of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama at. Using the theoretical framework developed in part I, the book also explains why many north Indian Sunni Muslims found Ahmad s ideas to be irresistible and why the movement split into two a few years Ahmad s death. The book will interest those who want to understand cults as well as those who want to understand reformist Islamic movements. Media Buch, 190 Seiten, Media > Books, De Gruyter, 2017<

ISBN: 9783110556483

This book develops a cognitive science of new religious movements by using insights from cognitive science of religion, social psychology, and sociology of new religious movements. It ill… Mehr…

This book develops a cognitive science of new religious movements by using insights from cognitive science of religion, social psychology, and sociology of new religious movements. It illustrates this new approach through a study of the origin and development of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at. Trade Books>Hardcover>Religion,Inspiration>Islam>Islam, De Gruyter Poland Core >2<