サイエントロジー Scientology

Lewis, James R.

Oxford University Press Inc（2009/03発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 464 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780195331493
• DDC分類 299.936

基本説明

Scientology is arguably the most persistently controversial of all contemporary New Religions. But despite its high public profile, recently enhanced by celebrity spokespersons like Tom Cruise, little has been published about the Church, its history, theology, and mission. In this book a group of well-known scholars of New Religious Movements offers an extensive and evenhanded overview and analysis of all these aspects of Scientology, including the controversies to which it continues to give rise.

Full Description

The Church of Scientology has been involved in battles over tax issues, a ten-year battle with the Food and Drug Administration regarding the Electro-meters used in the Church's counseling activities, and extended conflicts with the Australian and German governments. In this book, a group of well-known scholars of New Religious Movements offers an extensive and evenhanded overview and analysis of all of these aspects of Scientology, including the controversies to which it continues to give rise.