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Why religious movements succeed or fail: A revised general model
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In this paper, the authors refine and greatly expand the scope of their 1987 theory of why religious groups succeed or fail, which was limited to new religions (cult movements) and applied to all movements, including sects.Abstract:
In this essay I refine and greatly expand the scope of my 1987 theory of why religious groups succeed or fail. The initial version was limited to new religions (cult movements). This version applies to all movements, including sects. The theory now consists of 10 propositions which attempt to specify the necessary and sufficient conditions for success or failure.read more
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The Elementary Forms of Religious Life
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The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life
TL;DR: In The Elementary Forms of Religious Life (1912), Emile Durkheim set himself the task of discovering the enduring source of human social identity as discussed by the authors, and investigated what he considered to be the simplest form of documented religion - totemism among the Aborigines of Australia.