When prophets die : the postcharismatic fate of new religious movements / edited by Timothy Miller ; with an introduction by J. Gordon Melton.
Series: SUNY series in religious studiesPublication details: Albany : State University of New York Press, c1991.Description: ix, 241 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0791407179 (alk. paper)
- 9780791407172 (alk. paper)
- 0791407187 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780791407189 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Postcharismatic fate of new religious movements
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Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction: When prophets die: the succession crisis in new religions / J. Gordon Melton -- The shakers: the adaptation of prophecy / Diane Sasson -- Postcharismatic authority in the Amana Society: the legacy of Christian Metz / Jonathan G. Andelson -- American Indian prophets / James R. Lewis -- The Latter Day Saint movement: a study in survival / Steven L. Shields -- They found a formula: 450 years of Hutterite Communitarianism / Timothy Miller -- Democracy vs. Hierarchy: the evolution of authority in the Theosophical society / Catherine Wessinger -- Charisma and covenant: the Christian science movement in its initial postcharismatic phase / John K. Simmons -- When prophets die: the case of the spirit fruit society / H. Roger Grant -- The Rastafari of Jamaica / Barry Chevannes -- The call of the Lotus-eyes Lord: the fate of Krishna consciousness in the West / Steven J. Gelberg -- Siddha yoga: Swami Muktananda and the seat of power / Gene R. Thursby -- When the prophet is yet living: a case study of the Unification Church / Michael L. Mickler.
