چکیده:
In this article, a new and complete definition of 'new religious movements,' based on past definitions, is presented. While the author contemplates the necessities of providing such a definition, they realize that every necessity is grappled with a great challenge within itself. Nevertheless, the author proceeds to examine and organize past definitions and, based on the methods of 'definition by thematic analysis' and 'definition by reference to instances,' provides two different explanations of new religious movements. Finally, the author demonstrates that there are only two ways to understand the nature of new religious movements: providing a specific and case-based definition observing pairs of spiritual movements, which can well explain and clarify the sample group but lacks comprehensiveness over external instances; and the other is providing a general and universal definition observing the certainties of sects. This option, which is nothing more than the integration of the two methods of thematic analysis and reference to instances, is commendable in its attempt to prove comprehensiveness over external instances and can satisfactorily answer many of the challenges of providing a definition.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Finally, he shows that there are only two ways to understand the nature of emerging religious movements: providing a specific and case-based definition referring to a portion of spiritual movements, which can well explain and clarify the sample group but lacks comprehensiveness over external instances; and the other is providing a general and universal definition referring to sectarian certainties.
She stated that since the word "sect" had turned into a derogatory term for referring to new spiritual groups, the title "new religious movements"7 should now be used so that the view of this social phenomenon changes and, from now on, we encounter it without prejudice.
For example, Ron Raditz considers the most important characteristic of Western movements to be deviation from Christian beliefs and says regarding the definition of new religious movements: are groups with a belief system that have emerged through leadership that promotes deviant claims and often adapts teachings from the beliefs of major religions )5.
10 In these types of definitions, the researcher considers new religious movements to be groups that present their own teachings in opposition to fundamental religion and attempt to learn from the mistakes of past religions and offer an effective religion to contemporary humans.
In these types of definitions, new religious movements are considered spiritual groups that oppose the norms, laws, and natural traditions of society, and this opposition has given them a crazed appearance.
For example, Rodney Stark defines new religious movements as follows: important social actions whose primary goal is to create, maintain, and provide a religion for a group of people (p.
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