The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Active New Religions, Sects, and Cults
- ISBN-10
- 0823925862
- ISBN-13
- 9780823925865
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 488
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Authors
- Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi, Roger Rosen
Description
Includes over 1600 entries for religious groups which came into being within the last 200 years
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