About the Author

Peter B. Clarke is Professor Emeritus of the History and Sociology of Religion at King's College, University of London, and a professorial member of Faculty of Theology, University of Oxford.

Reviews

This "Encyclopedia "offers a truly fascinating, authoritative overview of new religious movements in a global context. What sets this work apart is its assessment of the global significance of a movement (how it progresses cross-culturally) with attention to its transformative appeal (how it seeks to transform its individual adherents or the larger society). This is an outstanding reference source -- scholarly, timely, important, and worth the price for academic libraries. Summing Up: Essential." - "Choice " "An extensive and authorative resource that challenges its single volume format." - "Reference Reviews " "Its 'global' perspective differentiates it from other reference resources currently available." - "Reference Reviews "