Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

RELS225: Cults and Alternative Religions

(RELS225)

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(Spring CRN  / Fall CRN 59748) A study of cults in the context of 20th-century North American society, beginning with defining cults in relation to sects and churches. Topics include neo-paganism; Hare Krishna; the theosophical tradition; the Unification Church; tragic endings to cults such as the Branch Davidians and Heaven’s Gate; why people join cults; and the religio-cultural significance of cults today.  Three credits.

 

 

 

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