Introduction Why new religious movements? Lukas K. Pokorny and Franz Winter General questions 1. What are new religious movements? Lukas K. Pokorny 2. New religious movements, new religions, sects, cults - what''s the difference? Franz Winter 3. What is "new" in new religious movements? Franz Winter 4. Are all new religious movements similar? Franz Winter 5. How big can new religious movements be? Lukas K.

Pokorny 6. How many new religious movements are there? Lukas K. Pokorny 7. When is a new religious movement no longer "new"? Suzanne Owen 8. Why do people join new religious movements? Joseph P. Laycock 9. Why do people leave new religious movements? Carole Cusack 10. Are all new religious movements dangerous? Marie W.

Dallam 11. Do new religious movements financially exploit members? Lukas K. Pokorny 12. Are most new religious movements violent? Rebecca Moore 13. When do new religious movements succeed, when do they fail? Franz Winter Features 14. Are new religious movements "global" religions? Ugo Dessì 15. What happens when founders die? Eileen Barker 16. What is it like being raised in a new religious movement? Sanja Nilsson 17.

What about women and new religious movements? Nicole M. Bauer 18. Are new religious movements founded or led only by men? Lukas K. Pokorny 19. What is the attitude toward sex in new religious movements? Sanja Nilsson 20. Are new religious movements more "spiritual" than the "old" religions? Steven J. Sutcliffe 21. What is the relationship between new religious movements and esotericism? Olav Hammer 22.

Do new religious movements have sacred books? Marco Frenschkowski 23. Do new religious movements have myths? Olav Hammer 24. Do all new religious movements have apocalyptic beliefs? Lukas K. Pokorny 25. How do new religious movements respond to failed prophecies? Lukas K. Pokorny 26. What is the relationship between new religious movements and science? Olav Hammer 27. Do all new religious movements have secret teachings? Hugh Urban 28.

What do new religious movements say about UFOs and Ets? Benjamin E. Zeller 29. How do new religious movements use social media? Aled Thomas 30. Which challenges do new religious movements face online? Aled Thomas 31. Have new religious movements emerged in cyberspace? Aled Thomas 32. When do new religious movements become therapeutic? Nicole M. Bauer 33. Do Japanese manga deal with new religious movements? Elisabetta Porcu Movements 34.

Are there new religious movements in Judaism? Boaz Huss 35. Are there new religious movements in Islam? Carole Cusack 36. Was Christianity once a new religious movement? Marco Frenschkowski 37. Why are there so many new religious movements in Japan? Ugo Dessì 38. Are there new religious movements in Africa? Asaf Augusto and Eva Spies 39. Are there new religious movements in South America? Bettina Schmidt 40. Is Paganism a new religious movement? Ethan Doyle White 41. Is Satanism a new religious movement? Per Faxneld 42.

Is the New Age Movement a new religious movement? Steven J. Sutcliffe