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When prophets die: the postcharismatic fate of new religious movements

Timothy Miller
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  • Contents

  • Reviews

  • Frontmatter
  • Preface (page vii)
  • Acknowledgments (page ix)
  • Introduction: When Prophets Die: The Succession Crisis in New Religions/J. Gordon Melton (page 1)
  • 1. The Shakers: The Adaptation of Prophecy/Diane Sasson (page 13)
  • 2. Postcharismatic Authority in the Amana Society: The Legacy of Christian Metz/Jonathan G. Andelson (page 29)
  • 3. American Indian Prophets/James R. Lewis (page 47)
  • 4. The Latter Day Saint Movement: A Study in Survival/Steven L. Shields (page 59)
  • 5. They Found a Formula: 450 Years of Hutterite Communitarianism/Timothy Miller (page 79)
  • 6. Democracy vs. Hierarchy: The Evolution of Authority in the Theosophical Society/Catherine Wessinger (page 93)
  • 7. Charisma and Covenant: The Christian Science Movement in its Initial Postcharismatic Phase/John K. Simmons (page 107)
  • 8. When Prophets Die: The Case of the Spirit Fruit Society/H. Roger Grant (page 125)
  • 9. The Rastafari of Jamaica/Barry Chevannes (page 135)
  • 10. The Call of the Lotus-Eyed Lord: The Fate of Krishna Consciousness in the West/Steven J. Gelberg (page 149)
  • 11. Siddha Yoga: Swami Muktananda and the Seat of Power/Gene R. Thursby (page 165)
  • 12. When the Prophet is Yet Living: A Case Study of the Unification Church/Michael L. Mickler (page 183)
  • Afterword (page 195)
  • Notes (page 197)
Reviews
Journal AbbreviationLabelURL
JR 73.1 (Jan. 1993): 155 http://www.jstor.org/stable/1204277
JSSR 31.4 (Dec. 1992): 550 http://www.jstor.org/stable/1386874
CH 64.4 (Sept. 1995): 536-538 http://www.jstor.org/stable/3169013
SA 53.2 (Summer 1992): 240-241 http://www.jstor.org/stable/3711135
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Published: c1991
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN(s)
  • 9780791407172 (hardcover)
  • 9780791407189 (paper)
Subject
  • Religion
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