I am sure Henrik would not mind me posting the announcement below that
appeared today on the Scholars of New Age list.
The publication in question appears very interesting indeed.
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Dr. Chris Miles
Faculty of Communication and Media Studies
Eastern Mediterranean University
Gazi Magusa
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Mersin 10, Turkey
http://homepage.mac.com/chris_miles
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"Dear colleagues,
The Swedish Association for Research and Information on New Religious
Movements (FINYAR) hereby announces that the 2005 issue of our annual
publication is now available. The theme of the publication is New
Religious Movements, Authority and Democracy, and it contains the
following articles:
Henrik Bogdan
New Religious Movements and Western Esotericism: Paradoxes of Authority
and Legitimacy
Liselotte Frisk
Charisma and Institutionalization in the Osho Movement
Thomas Karlsson
Rune Magic and Radical Traditionalism: Politics and World-view in the
Rune-Gild
Jonathan Peste
Authority in Alternative Jewish Movements: Typologies, Ideologies and
Contemporary Violence
Ferdinando Sardella
Neither Man nor God: Perspectives on the Guru in the Hare Krishna
Movement in Sweden
Mikael Rothstein
The Spiritualization of land and People: The Adaptation of Native
Hawaiians in New Age Belief Systems
For information about Finyar and how to order copies of the
publication: [log in to unmask]
Sincerely,
Henrik Bogdan
Secretary FINYAR
www.finyar.se
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Fil. Dr. Henrik Bogdan
Göteborg University
Department of Religious Studies
Box 200
S-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
Phone +46 31 7735316
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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