scholarly journals "New Religious Movements and Religious Extremism Prophylaxis" Teaching Experience in Moscow Pedagogical State University

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Vladimirovna Fidchenko
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Religious Movements ◽  
New Religious Movements ◽  
State University ◽  
Religious Extremism

scholarly journals GENERAL LEGAL AND THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF COUNTERING RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 673-680
Author(s):  
V.E. Zvarygin ◽  
A.S. Kondakov
Keyword(s):  
Religious Movements ◽  
New Religious Movements ◽  
Traditional Religion ◽  
Religious Philosophy ◽  
Law And Politics ◽  
Religious Extremism ◽  
Main Emphasis ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The main problems and philosophical issues of countering religious extremism, as well as emerging issues of religious philosophy and metaphysics are revealed. A comprehensive analysis of the problem of religious extremism in various aspects is carried out from the standpoint of law, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology. The philosophical essence of religious extremism is established as a violation of socially acceptable behavior and established relations. Variants of human behavior after interaction with traditional religion and new religious movements are considered. Levels of destructiveness of religious extremism, methods and ways of counteracting it are revealed. The essence of states controlled by extremist-minded leaders is analyzed. It is noted that in most scientific works the problematic issues of manifestations of religious extremism are studied in the context of political, legal and socio-philosophical manifestations, as well as from the relationship of religious philosophy and metaphysics, and when defining the concept of religious extremism the main emphasis is made on principles of law and politics with application of base categories of ideology.

The FBI’s “Cult War” against the Branch Davidians

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Wessinger
Keyword(s):  
Early Years ◽  
Religious Movements ◽  
New Religious Movements ◽  
State University ◽  
Branch Davidians ◽  
San Marcos

This chapter examines the FBI’s engagement of the Branch Davidians and the eventual bombing of the group at their Waco compound. The author explains how the cult essentialist perspective, which places all blame on “cultists” for violent outcomes in conflicts, was promoted by FBI agents during and after the siege and prepared the majority of Americans to view the assault as reasonable. In this essay, Catherine Wessinger, a leading scholar of new religious movements and active in engaging with the FBI in the early years after the Branch Davidian siege, questions this understanding in light of evidence including internal FBI memos reporting on agents’ interviews with people who knew the Branch Davidians and FBI summary documents and evaluations in the Lee Hancock Collection at Texas State University, San Marcos.

scholarly journals The problem of religious unity in modern Kazakhstan

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-87
Author(s):  
Bibigul Vasic ◽  
Zhibek Begimbayeva ◽  
Zada Khibina
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Method ◽  
Analytical Data ◽  
Equal Treatment ◽  
Religious Movements ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
New Religious Movements ◽  
Russian Orthodox Church ◽  
Traditional Religions ◽  
Religious Extremism ◽  
Historical Role

The respect for religious diversity that Kazakhstan promotes appears to be under strain at home. Kazakhstan’s legislation guarantees equal treatment of all religions, but acknowledges the historical role of Hanafi Islam and the Russian Orthodox Church. The purpose of the article is to highlight the results of an analytical and comparative study of religious communities operating in the territory of modern Kazakhstan. A comparative method is used as the main method in the classification, typology, assessment and generalisation of religious communities. In general, the presented analytical data should be related to comparative religious studies. Both are so-called traditional religions that have been present in the Kazakh territory for many centuries. Authorities seem unwelcoming of ‘new’ religious movements that have gained followers in Kazakhstan in recent years. However, due to the rise of religious extremism and terrorism around the world, religious tensions were found here. The study concluded that since gaining independence, religious activity in Kazakhstan has increased.   Keywords: Religious and ethnic tolerance, SAMK, ROC, religious expectations, terrorism.

scholarly journals Scientific and expert material on the manifestations of religious extremism and the activity of new religious movements in Ukraine

2013 ◽  
pp. 165-183
Author(s):  
Aider Bulatov ◽  
Valeriy Klymov ◽  
Anatolii M. Kolodnyi ◽  
Oleksandr N. Sagan ◽  
Liudmyla O. Fylypovych ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Religious Movements ◽  
New Religious Movements ◽  
Religious Extremism

Scientific and expert material on the manifestations of religious extremism and the activity of new religious movements in Ukraine

From Spiritualism to Theosophy: “Uplifting” a Democratic Tradition

1993 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Prothero
Keyword(s):  
Religious Movements ◽  
New Religious Movements ◽  
American Religion ◽  
Religious Groups ◽  
Democratic Tradition ◽  
The Status ◽  
Taboo Topics

The status reversal ritual that American religious historiography has undergone in the last two decades has done much to “mainstream” previously taboo topics within the field. Many religious groups once dismissed as odd and insignificant “cults” are now seen as “new religious movements” worthy of serious scrutiny. One subject that has benefited from this reversal of fortunes is theosophy. Thanks to the work of scholars such as Robert Ellwood and Carl Jackson, theosophists are now part of the story of American religion. Exactly what part they are to play in that story remains, however, unclear.

The Changing Faces of the Terror of Cultism in Nigerian Society: An Islamic Perspective

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 97-111
Author(s):  
Abdulrazaq Kilani
Keyword(s):  
Religious Movements ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
New Religious Movements ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
National Life ◽  
Indigenous Religions ◽  
Almost All ◽  
New Recruits ◽  
Populous Country

The menace of cultism in Nigeria society in general and our educational institutions in particular has reached an alarming stage that requires affirmative actions from all stakeholders. The scourge of cultism has claimed many lives of our youths and no serious authority can fold its arms and allow it to continue. It appears that the various efforts at curbing the menace have yielded no result. The corruption in most facets of our national life has finally subdued the educational institutions, which used to be the pride of place in the past. Most families are astonished to find out that children sent to school to learn and become better human beings in the society have initiated themselves into cult groups. The emergency of secret cultism has been characterized by some violent activities which include, physical torture of new recruits, maiming and killing of rival cult members and elimination of real and perceived enemies. Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, is composed of more than 250 ethnic groups with 36 states and one federal territory (Abuja). There are three major religions namely Islam (50%), Christianity (40%), and Africa Indigenous Religions (10%). The effect of globalization is also making other new religious movements to be making inroads into Nigeria. Nigeria has a population of about 141 million people (2006 census). Nigeria which is rich in both human and material resources is a country that is facing a lot of developmental challenges in almost all sectors due to poor leadership. The menace of cultism especially among youths and some influential people in the society represents one of the distortion facing the popular ‘giant’ of Africa. The aim of this chapter is to bring into the fore the menace of cultism in modern Nigeria as a brand of terrorism mind not the fact that there are even religious cults in both the developed and developing societies. The paper also adopted an Islamic lens to provide an analysis of the terror of cultism in contemporary Nigeria.

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