Boa, Kenneth,

Cults, world religions, and you / by Kenneth Boa. - Wheaton, Illinois : Victor Books, 1977, 1981 reprint - 204 pages ; 21 cm.

Strange religions, new and old, seek converts in your community. Know what they teach and how to deal with their adherents.--Cover subtitle.

Includes bibliographical references page 204.

Contents: Major non-Christian religions of the East. Hinduism ; Jainism ; Sikhism ; Buddhism ; Zoroastrianism ; Confucianism ; Taoism ; Shinto ; Islam ; Judaism -- Major pseudo-Christian religions of the West. Mormonism ; Jehovah's witnesses ; Christian Science ; Seventh-Day Adventism ; Unity School of Christianity ; Theosophy -- Occult religions and systems. Witchcraft and Satanism ; Astrology ; Spiritualism ; The kabbalah ; The I Ching ; The tarot -- New religions and cults. Transcendental meditation ; The Unification Church ; The Hare Krishna movement ; The Divine Light Mission ; The Way International.

Kenneth Boa has prepared a thorough, simply explained guide about how cults and religions got started, what they teach, how their adherents live, and what you should know when you encounter members of each movement.--Back cover.

088207752X (paperback)


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