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New Religious Movements

Here are a few suggestions to help you locate information on the subject of 
cults and sects.

BOOKS dealing with various aspects of new religious movements can be found in
the library catalogue under subject headings such as:

Children of God (Movement)
Cults
Krishna (Cult)
Moon, Sun Myung
Religion and sociology
Sects
Transcendental meditation
Unification Church

The works listed below, unless otherwise noted, are all housed in the
MacKimmie Reference collection on 2LB.

ARTICLES about new religious movements can be located by utilizing
BIBLIOGRAPHIES and INDEXES such as these: 

INDEXES  (2LB)

ATLAS Full Text Plus
   This major index to Religious studies published from 1949 to 
the present is available electronically to University of Calgary 
students, faculty and staff via the web.  Full text is available 
for a number of the journals.

AI 3 A76
  Arts and Humanities Citation Index, 1975-1996.
    Available electronically to University of Calgary students, 
faculty and staff via the web from 1980 to the present 
as Arts and Humanities Search and from 1990 to the present 
as Web of Science.

Humanities Abstracts
    Available electronically from 1984 to the present to University of 
Calgary students, faculty and staff via the web.

Sociological Abstracts,1963-
    Available electronically from 1963 to the present to University of 
Calgary students, faculty and staff via the web.

BIBLIOGRAPHIES 

BF 1411 C59 1984
  Occult/paranormal bibliography

BF  1622 U6 M24 1982
  Magic, witchcraft and paganism in America

BL 1 A1 U63 V.8
  Hexham, Irving.  "A bibliographical guide to cults, sects and new religious
   movements (Part II): Update 8, 1 (March 1984) p. 36-48
    Located on 5LT

BL 60 A1 R44 1983
  Religion and society in North America: an annotated bibliography

BL 60 B575 1990
  The Sociology of religion: an organizational bibliography

BL 80 T87 1977
  Bibliography of new religious movements in primal societies  5 v.
   Volume II: North America

BL 503.2 D36 1992
  Millennialism: an international bibliography

BL 1802 Y9 1985
  Guide to Chinese Religion

BL 2223 S8 S38 1986
  Shinto - Bibliography in Western languages

BL 2520 C45 1985
  New religious movements in the United States and Canada: a critical
   assessment and annotated bibliography

BL 2530 U6 S525 1984
  The anti-cult movement in America: a bibliography and historical survey

BP 603 S24 1990
  Saliba, John A.  Social Science and the cults

BR 515 M47 1985
  Menendez, Albert J.  Religious conflict in America: a bibliography
   p. 101-106 "Cults, the law and religious freedom"

BR 1644 M55 1985
  Mills, Watson E.  Charismatic religion in modern research: a
   bibliography

BV 4487 C5 P75 1985
  Children of God/family of love: an annotated bibliography
   Located on 5LT

BX 9750  S435 U6 1987
  The Unification Church in America: a bibliography and research guide

HANDBOOKS, ENCYCLOPEDIAS and DICTIONARIES which contain information
on new religious movements include: 

BL 2525 M45 1986
  Melton, J. Gordon.  Biographical dictionary of American cult and sect
   leaders

BL 2525 M453 1996
  The encyclopedia of American religions

BL 2525 M455 1992
  Encyclopedic handbook of cults in America

BL 2530 U6 D57 1993
  Directory of Religious Organizations in the United States

BL 2530 U6 S52 1981
  The religious heritage of America

BP 602 B56 1975
  Biteaux, Armand.  The new consciousness
   Located on 5LT

BR 510 P53 1977
  Profiles in Belief. 4 vol.

BR 516.5 M42 2001
  Handbook of denominations in the United States




Saundra Lipton (220-3793)
Religious Studies Librarian
The University of Calgary Library