Draft:The New Heretics of France
| Author | Susan J. Palmer |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Publication date | October 21, 2011 |
| Pages | 251 |
| ISBN | 978-0-19-973521-1 |
| OCLC | 695683654 |
| 200.944'09049 | |
| LC Class | BP604.2.F8P35 2011 |
The New Heretics of France: Minority Religions, la République, and the Government-Sponsored "War on Sects" is a book by Susan J. Palmer, published in 2011 by Oxford University Press.
It received generally positive reviews
Background
[edit]Susan J. Palmer is a sociologist of religion and researcher of new religious movements (NRMs), as well as a professor in the Religious Studies department of Dawson College and Concordia University. She has authored several other books on the topic.[1][2]
Contents
[edit]In an introduction,
Part I
Part II Aumism, Church of Scientology, Raelian movement, Tabitha's Place, Horus, Néo-Phare
Part III
The book contains two indexes: first, the contents of a questionnaire that aimed to survey the affects of the "secte" label on the groups that had bene listed in the Guyard Report, and another containing several interviews conducted in the course of the book's research.
Publication and reception
[edit]The book was published October 21, 2011 by Oxford University Press.[1] The New Heretics of France received a generally positive reception.
George Adams writing for Nova Religio described it as a "thought-provoking work", and said that it would hopefully initiate "further exploration and dialogue about the French approach to dealing with new religious movements."[5]
[2] A review in H-France Review said the book was
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The New Heretics of France". Oxford University Press. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ a b Monroe, John Warne (September 2012). "The New Heretics of France: Minority Religions, la République, and the Government- Sponsored "War on Sects"" (PDF). H-France Review. 12 (123): 1. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ de Borde, Melchior Pelleterat (2012). "Review of The New Heretics of France: Minority Religions, la République, and the Government-Sponsored "War on Sects"". Sociology of Religion. 73 (3): 346–348. ISSN 1069-4404. JSTOR 41679711.
- ^ Byrnes, Melissa K. (2014). "Review of The New Heretics of France: Minority Religions, la République, and the Government-Sponsored "War on Sects.", Palmer, Susan J". The Journal of Religion. 94 (1): 139–141. doi:10.1086/675528. ISSN 0022-4189.
- ^ Adams, George (2014). "The New Heretics of France: Minority Religions, la Republique, and the Government-Sponsored "War on Sects."". Nova Religio. 17 (3): 119–120. doi:10.1525/nr.2014.17.3.119. ISSN 1092-6690.
- ^ Lancaster, T. D. (May 2012). "The new heretics of France: minority religions, la République, and the government-sponsored "war on sects."". Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries. 49 (9): 1732–1733. doi:10.5860/CHOICE.49-5308. ISSN 0009-4978.
- ^ "The New Heretics of France". Religion Watch. 27 (1): 10–11. December 2011. ISSN 0886-2141.
- ^ Barry, Gearóid (2013). "The New Heretics of France: Minority Religions, La République, and the Government-Sponsored "War On Sects." By Susan J. Palmer. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. Pp. xiii + 251; illustrations. $74.00". Religious Studies Review. 39 (2): 118–119. doi:10.1111/rsr.12037_4. ISSN 1748-0922.