Forms of Social Pathological Changes in New Religious Movements
Forms of Social Pathological Changes in New Religious Movements
Author(s): Paweł SzuppeSubject(s): Politics, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Collegium Civitas
Keywords: new religious movements; social pathology; suicides; religious terrorism
Summary/Abstract: The article presents forms of social pathology that can occur in destructive cult groups belonging to the category of new religious movements – a complex and multifaceted cultural phenomenon. He discusses the problems of mass suicides in a historical context and the phenomenon of religious terrorism. These issues constitute a challenge for individual countries to take appropriate steps (legal regulations, monitoring, exchange of information at the international level), aimed at ensuring the security of citizens.
Journal: Securitologia
- Issue Year: 1/2018
- Issue No: 27
- Page Range: 119-131
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English