Contributors include: Joseph Azize, Chiara Baldini, Lauren Bernauer, Anthony Blake, Liselotte Frisk, Kennet Granholm, Christopher Hartney, Graham Harvey, Graham Hassall, Jay Johnston, Jenny McFarlane, Elisha McIntyre, Milad Milani, Nathaniel Samuel Murrell, Rod Pattenden, David Pecotic, Johanna Petsche, Adam Possamai, Alphia Possamai-Inesedy, Jason Prior, Eric Repphun, Stephen D. Ricks, David G. Robertson, Bettina E. Schmidt, Justin Snider, Graham St John, Michael F. Strmiska, Mona Suhrbier, Jaap Timmer, Garry W. Trompf, and Benjamin E. Zeller
Carole M. Cusack, Ph.D. (1996) in Studies in Religion, University
of Sydney, is Associate Professor of this department. She has
published extensively on contemporary religious trends, medieval
religion, and method and theory in the study of religion, including
Invented Religions (Ashgate, 2010).
Alex Norman, Ph.D. (2010) in Studies in Religion, University of
Sydney, is a lecturer at the University of New South Wales and the
University of Western Sydney. His research interests include
religion and travel, leading to the publication of Spiritual
Tourism (Continuum, 2011).
"With this volume, Cusack and Norman have done a great service to
scholars of new religions. It is both descriptively rich and
informative and theoretically and methodologically suggestive."
Kevin A. Whitesides,University of California, Santa Barbara, Nova
Religio, Vol. 18, No. 2
"Anyone at all interested in the development and place of new
religions in society, or in cultural studies in general, should
ensure that they and others can have access to the book by
persuading their libraries to purchase a copy."
Eileen Barker, London School of Economics, International Journal
for the Study of New Religions 5:2
"The quality of the contributions is high, in keeping with the
standard set by previous entries into this series. [...] Within the
specific region of the NRM field treated by the editors, the
handbook serves as an important and valuable contribution, and will
likely be useful for scholars of NRMs, particularly those working
with cultural and social dimensions."
Christopher A. Plaisance, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Religious
Studies Review, Vol. 41, No. 4
"The book is well edited, and the contributors have, albeit in
different ways, managed to start a new chapter in the study of new
religions. This makes the book most welcome. It “seeks to remedy a
scholarly lacuna”, as the editors state in their introduction, and
that is what it does."
Mikael Rothstein, University of Southern Denmark, Journal of
Contemporary Religion 29:2
"The Handbook of New Religions and Cultural Production is actually
extremely readable, providing a new dimension to the study of new
religious movements (NRMs). [...] This Handbook is a most welcome
introduction to an area which merits further exploration in NRM
studies."
George D. Chryssides, York St John University, Fieldwork in
Religion 10:1
"Overall, this volume offers a kaleidoscopic look at some of the
creative energy present in emerging from new religions and
spiritualities and should be considered an essential addition to
any religious studies scholar’s personal or institutional
library."
Bernard Doherty, Macquarie University, Alternative Spirituality and
Religion Review, Volume 5, Issue 1
"Some might consult this volume for its focus on certain religions,
others for its commentary on specific products and many for the
important conversation between the two that, if not made explicit
in each chapter, is indicated by the sheer number of articles
included here, and by the numerous articles that are sure to be
inspired by what remains to be said. In all, it provides a
significant contribution to the study of the creative and
industrious exploits of new religious movements."
Venetia Robertson, University of Sydney, Culture and Religion
14:4
"it offers an important complement to existing literature, and will
be a necessary point of reference for those whose research or
teaching involves new religious movements (NRMs). Even outside this
specific audience, the questions raised and data addressed in this
volume make it valuable reading for any scholars of religion who
are trying to understand the bewildering range of existential
orientations that have arisen in recent decades."
Jack Tsonis, University of Western Sydney, Journal of Religious
History, 2014
"This is an authoritative and exciting set of case studies on the
many cultural products created and disseminated by the new
religions in modern times. The collection is an impressive addition
to the Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion and opens up new
lines of enquiry into the societal impact of new religions.
Chapters cover a fascinating array of new forms and products
ranging from material artifacts, architecture, music, dance, diet,
education and popular narratives. Many of these creations have
developed independent life and status within the wider society,
showing the fecundity and adaptability of the generative forces
behind them. Shaped by expert editing and a lively team of
contributors, the volume invites a fresh perspective on the study
of new religions. It encourages scholars away from constructing
their data as marginalia and exotica and towards analysis of new
religions as serious cultural agents and pioneers of new
aesthetics."
Dr. Steven J. Sutcliffe, University of Edinburgh
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