Encyclopedic Handbook of CULTS IN AMERICA, 2nd Edition

by J. Gordon Melton

Description

Covers the history, founders, beliefs, and literature of over five hundred nonconventional and alternative religious movements.

Recommendations

The Kingdom of the Cults by Walter Ralston Martin

The Kingdom of the Cults

Walter Ralston Martin

Religious and Spiritual Groups in Modern America by Robert S. Ellwood

Religious and Spiritual Groups in Modern America

Robert S. Ellwood

Cults in America: Programmed for Paradise by Willa Appel

Cults in America: Programmed for Paradise

Willa Appel

The New Believers: Sects, 'Cults' and Alternative Religions by David V. Barrett

The New Believers: Sects, 'Cults' and Alternative Religions

David V. Barrett

Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America by Margot Adler

Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America

Margot Adler

New Religions: A Guide: New Religious Movements, Sects and Alternative Spiritualities by Christopher Partridge

New Religions: A Guide: New Religious Movements, Sects and Alternative Spiritualities

Christopher Partridge

The New Age Movement and the Biblical Worldview: Conflict and Dialogue by John P. Newport

The New Age Movement and the Biblical Worldview: Conflict and Dialogue

John P. Newport

Handbook of Today's Religions by Josh McDowell

Handbook of Today's Religions

Josh McDowell

Cults in Our Midst by Margaret Thaler Singer

Cults in Our Midst

Margaret Thaler Singer

Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs by Elissa Wall

Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs

Elissa Wall

The Sociology of Religious Movements by William Sims Bainbridge

The Sociology of Religious Movements

William Sims Bainbridge

The Religious Fringe: A History of Alternative Religions in America by Richard G. Kyle

The Religious Fringe: A History of Alternative Religions in America

Richard G. Kyle

William Burroughs Birthday Book by Paul Cecil

William Burroughs Birthday Book

Paul Cecil

Nature Religion in America by Catherine L. Albanese

Nature Religion in America

Catherine L. Albanese

Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion: An Anthropological Study of the Supernatural by Arthur C. Lehmann

Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion: An Anthropological Study of the Supernatural

Arthur C. Lehmann

Another Gospel by Ruth Tucker

Another Gospel

Ruth Tucker

Preparing to teach the Bible by Howard P. Colson

Preparing to teach the Bible

Howard P. Colson

Controversial New Religions by James R. Lewis

Controversial New Religions

James R. Lewis

Religious Worlds: The Comparative Study of Religion by William E. Paden

Religious Worlds: The Comparative Study of Religion

William E. Paden

The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions by Keith Crim

The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions

Keith Crim

Handbook of Denominations in the United States by Frank S. Mead

Handbook of Denominations in the United States

Frank S. Mead

The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft and Demonology by Rossell Hope Robbins

The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft and Demonology

Rossell Hope Robbins

Odd Gods: New Religions and the Cult Controversy by James R. Lewis

Odd Gods: New Religions and the Cult Controversy

James R. Lewis

Mystics and Messiahs: Cults and New Religions in American History by Philip Jenkins

Mystics and Messiahs: Cults and New Religions in American History

Philip Jenkins

The Christian's handbook of psychiatry by O. Quentin Hyder

The Christian's handbook of psychiatry

O. Quentin Hyder

Wizards and Sorcerers: From Abracadabra to Zoroaster by Tom Ogden

Wizards and Sorcerers: From Abracadabra to Zoroaster

Tom Ogden

So What's the Difference?: A Look at 20 Worldviews, Faiths and Religions and How They Compare to Christianity by Fritz Ridenour

So What's the Difference?: A Look at 20 Worldviews, Faiths and Religions and How They Compare to Christianity

Fritz Ridenour

Comprehending Cults: The Sociology of New Religious Movements by Lorne L. Dawson

Comprehending Cults: The Sociology of New Religious Movements

Lorne L. Dawson

Dictionary of Symbols by Carl G. Liungman

Dictionary of Symbols

Carl G. Liungman

Satan Wants You: The Cult of Devil Worship in America by Arthur Lyons

Satan Wants You: The Cult of Devil Worship in America

Arthur Lyons

The Satanic Bible by Anton Szandor LaVey

The Satanic Bible

Anton Szandor LaVey

Unmasking the New Age by Douglas Groothuis

Unmasking the New Age

Douglas Groothuis

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith

Jon Krakauer

The Tarot: Methods, Mastery and More by Cynthia Giles

The Tarot: Methods, Mastery and More

Cynthia Giles

Harper's Encyclopedia of Mystical & Paranormal Experience by Rosemary Ellen Guiley

Harper's Encyclopedia of Mystical & Paranormal Experience

Rosemary Ellen Guiley

Escape by Carolyn Jessop

Escape

Carolyn Jessop

Dictionary of Christian Lore and Legend by J. C. J. Metford

Dictionary of Christian Lore and Legend

J. C. J. Metford

America: Religions and Religion by Catherine L. Albanese

America: Religions and Religion

Catherine L. Albanese

Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft (Llewellyn's Practical Magick) by Raymond Buckland

Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft (Llewellyn's Practical Magick)

Raymond Buckland

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures by New World Bible Translation Committee

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures

New World Bible Translation Committee

Theological Education in the Evangelical Tradition by D. G. Hart

Theological Education in the Evangelical Tradition

D. G. Hart

Great Songs of the Church II by E. L. Jorgenson

Great Songs of the Church II

E. L. Jorgenson

Consumer Rites: The Buying and Selling of American Holidays by Leigh Eric Schmidt

Consumer Rites: The Buying and Selling of American Holidays

Leigh Eric Schmidt

Magicians of the Golden Dawn: A Documentary History of a Magical Order, 1887-1923 by Ellic Howe

Magicians of the Golden Dawn: A Documentary History of a Magical Order, 1887-1923

Ellic Howe

The Secret Language of the Soul: A Visual Key to the Spiritual World by Jane Hope

The Secret Language of the Soul: A Visual Key to the Spiritual World

Jane Hope

The Sacred and The Profane: The Nature of Religion by Mircéa Eliade

The Sacred and The Profane: The Nature of Religion

Mircéa Eliade

Christian Spirituality: Five Views of Sanctification by Donald Alexander

Christian Spirituality: Five Views of Sanctification

Donald Alexander

The Encyclopedia of God: An A-Z Guide to Thoughts, Ideas, and Beliefs about God by Constance Victoria Briggs

The Encyclopedia of God: An A-Z Guide to Thoughts, Ideas, and Beliefs about God

Constance Victoria Briggs

The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff

The 19th Wife

David Ebershoff

The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ by Joseph Smith

The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ

Joseph Smith

Complete Recommendations

Member Reviews

Featured Recent Thumbs

All Ratings
2
½1
1
2

1 review

sfj2 839 reviews

Informative, but not readable (being an encyclopedia).

Ratings

ToddPeperkorn 12 reviews

Mar 9, 2008

VintiqueBooks 8 reviews

Apr 16, 2019

All Reviews

Members

Recently Added By: ElderLandWurm, popejoymk, CharlieFCray, faeriebower, AllBibleinCommunity, SusieMcClureLibrary, sfj2, Rorschach2112, jntjesussaves

All Members

Author Information

J. Gordon Melton

87+ Works 2,189 Members

J. Gordon Melton is the director of the Institute for the Study of American Religion in Santa Barbara, California.

Series

Belongs to Publisher Series

Garland Reference Library of the Humanities

Common Knowledge

Canonical title: Encyclopedic Handbook of CULTS IN AMERICA; Encyclopedic Handbook of CULTS IN AMERICA, 2nd Edition

Statistics

Members: 65
Popularity: 480,015
Reviews: 1
Rating: (3.07)

Languages: English
Media: Paper, Ebook
ISBNs: 5
ASINs: 2

Encyclopedic Handbook of CULTS IN AMERICA, 2nd Edition

by J. Gordon Melton

On This Page

Description

Tags

Recommendations

Member Reviews

Members

Author Information

Series

Belongs to Publisher Series

Common Knowledge

Classifications

Statistics

Quick Facts

Author

Popular Covers

Find It

Links

Ratings

Helpers