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Dilemmas in the evaluation and management of religious cultists
American Journal of Psychiatry, 1981Religious cultism defies easy generalizations. Motivating forces behind cult membership range from brainwashing-like processes to fulfillment of severe predisposing psychopathological needs; they operate to varying degrees in different individuals. Thus, the formulation of a rational and consistent therapeutic strategy may be difficult, particularly ...
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Managing Religious Diversity in China
Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses, 2016In this essay I argue that despite the scope of change in the realms of military, security, economic, and social policies, as well as changes in the legal sphere, the path dependency left by the institutions of the previous imperial and republican regimes has influenced the current arrangements for the regulation of religion by the state in China. This
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2017
As discussed in the previous chapter, the New Order’s interference in religious affairs, although driven by a desire to maintain social harmony, paradoxically ended up exacerbating tensions between and within religious communities. Much of this tension revolved around two interconnected issues: missionary activities, particularly to convert people from
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As discussed in the previous chapter, the New Order’s interference in religious affairs, although driven by a desire to maintain social harmony, paradoxically ended up exacerbating tensions between and within religious communities. Much of this tension revolved around two interconnected issues: missionary activities, particularly to convert people from
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Religious and Spiritual Aspects of Wetland Management
2016The spiritual significance of wetlands is closely related to the religious, cultural and historic importance wetlands play in human well-being. Spirituality contrib- utes significantly to wetland services and values but often remains overlooked and undervalued.
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China's Religious Freedom Policy: The Art of Managing Religious Activity
The China Quarterly, 2005This article examines how the policy of “religious freedom” has been used to enable the CCP to retain institutional and ideological control over the religious sector of Chinese society. In particular, it looks at how the clash between religious and communist ideologies has evolved, first in the Maoist period and then in the context of reform and ...
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Spiritual and religious tourism, motivations and management
Journal of Heritage Tourism, 2020The management of sacred sites is important for all stakeholders involved in order to maintain the authenticity of the pilgrimage experience.
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Israel: state management of religion or religious management of the state?
Citizenship Studies, 2012In Israel, the Jewish religion, which is unique among world religions in the primacy it accords to filiation rather than belief as a criterion of belonging, operates as a formal criterion of citizenship, but in substance different ways of being Jewish are expressed in different political forces which in turn struggle for control of the state's ...
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Sacrifice and Stigma: Managing Religious Risk
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 2014This article develops a theoretical explanation for the incidence of sacrifice and stigma or “strictness” that—unlike the extant literature—explicitly incorporates a supernatural motive for religiosity. This innovation permits a precise delineation of religious risks and leads to the critical insight that “strictness” is an instrument of mutually ...
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