Ashcraft, W. Michael,  1955- <br/><br/>
A historical introduction to the study of new religious movements / 
W. Michael Ashcraft. 
 - vii, 251 pages ;  25 cm. 
 - Routledge new religions .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Early scholarship -- NRM studies: from 1965 to 1979 -- Bringing people together -- Cultic studies -- NRM studies in the 1980s and early 1990s: responding to cultic studies -- Violence and NRM studies -- Gender: past and present -- Fieldwork and NRM studies -- The present and future in NRM studies. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781138059887 (hardback : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2017052289 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cults.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BP603  / .A84 2018 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>209.09045  / MIC.H