New Religious Movements in Modern Asian History: Sociocultural Alternatives - Paperback

by David W. Kim (Editor), Eileen Barker (Foreword by), David W. Kim (Contribution by)

The new religious movements (NRMs) of Modern Asia commonly offered a new way of hope for enduring the socio-political situation of colonial life. This volume explores particular cases in relation to the aspects of origin, identity, transnational activity, text, hybrid conditions, religionized politics, geopolitical exchange, and millennialism.

Author Biography

David W. Kim is associate professor of Asian history, College of General Education, Kookmin University, Seoul and visiting fellow at the School of History, Australian National University, Canberra.