Rutgers University Press 2003 None ed. Softcover Fair Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

ISBN10: 0813533244, ISBN13: 9780813533247, [publisher: Rutgers University Press] Softcover Book is in excellent condition, showing faint rubbing to surfaces, modest shelving wear to corners, previous owner's notes penciled to half title page, notation in pencil to text/margins almost exclusively to chapter three ONLY (pages 73-88) aside from a line to margins of two pages in the Introduction; otherwise in fine shape with a sharp interior--tight binding and clean, mostly unmarked pages. A nice copy!
[San Jose, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

Rutgers University Press, Date: 2003. Paperback. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2003. Rutgers University Press ISBN 0813533244 9780813533247 [US]

Rutgers University Press, Date: 2003. Paperback. Acceptable. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2003. Rutgers University Press ISBN 0813533244 9780813533247 [US]

ISBN10: 0813533244, ISBN13: 9780813533247, [publisher: Rutgers University Press] Softcover Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.88
[AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

ISBN10: 0813533244, ISBN13: 9780813533247, [publisher: Rutgers University Press] Softcover Item in good condition and has highlighting/writing on text. Used texts may not contain supplemental items such as CDs, info-trac etc.
[Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

ISBN10: 0813533244, ISBN13: 9780813533247, [publisher: Rutgers University Press] Softcover James R. Lewis has written the first book to deal explicitly with the issue of how emerging religions legitimate themselves. He contends that a new religion has at least four different, though overlapping, areas where legitimacy is a concern: making converts, maintaining followers, shaping public opinion, and appeasing government authorities. The legitimacy that new religions seek in the public realm is primarily that of social acceptance. Mainstream society's acknowledgement of a religion as legitimate means recognizing its status as a genuine religion and thus recognizing its right to exist. Through a series of wide-ranging case studies Lewis explores the diversification of legitimation strategies of new religions as well the tactics that their critics use to de-legitimate such groups. Cases include the Movement for Spiritual Inner Awareness, Native American prophet religions, spiritualism, the Church of Christ-Scientist, Scientology, Church of Satan, Heaven's Gate, Unitarianism, Hindu reform movements, and Soka Gakkai, a new Buddhist sect.Since many of the issues raised with respect to newer religions can be extended to the legitimation strategies deployed by established religions, this book sheds an intriguing new light on classic questions about the origin of all religions.
[Houston, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

ISBN10: 0813533244, ISBN13: 9780813533247, [publisher: Rutgers University Press] Softcover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:9780813533247
[Lincoln, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2003]

ISBN10: 0813533244, ISBN13: 9780813533247, [publisher: Rutgers University Press] Softcover This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:9780813533247
[Lincoln, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2003]

ISBN10: 0813533244, ISBN13: 9780813533247, [publisher: Rutgers University Press] Softcover Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 0.79
[Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

Rutgers University Press 2003 None ed. paperback Good Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Rutgers University Press 2003 None ed. Paperback New Size: 8x5x0; New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Rutgers University Press. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Rutgers University Press ISBN 0813533244 9780813533247 [US]