UFO religions are new religious movements that treat extraterrestrial intelligence and contact with such intelligences with primacy within their systems of belief. Although it is common to refer to these religions as […]
The Raelian Movement is often labeled a “UFO cult” because of the primacy is places upon extraterrestrials. However, it is more accurately described as a UFO (atheistic) religion (new religious movement) that […]
Wicca is a new religious movement of the mid-20th century and subset of modern witchcraft that bases itself upon historical pagan religions emphasizing the use of magic and rituals. The online website […]
Jediism, or Jediknightism, is a religion that has been inspired by the Star Wars franchise. According to sociologist Adam Possamai, Jediism is a subset of popular religion that has emerged in consumer […]
So-called “cults” have attracted considerable attention from the legal profession, scholars across several disciplines, and the mass media (1). This entry will briefly examine these so-called cults, which, as we shall see, […]
Satanism is a social and/or political expression as well as a religious articulation. It can include a literal or symbolic worship of Satan, the enemy of the Judeo-Christian God, and its beliefs […]
Shinto is considered the indigenous religion of Japan that has continued from prehistoric times when animistic beliefs prevailed into the contemporary period (1). However, this definition is debated among scholars of Shinto […]
Hare Krishna, also known as the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), is a new religious movement that emerged in New York City in 1965 after an Indian spiritual teacher, A. C. […]
Contemporary Druidism, also referred to as Neo-Druidism, is a religious expression that claims ties to the ancient Druids of Indo-European origin (1). Many Neo-Druids live in the west where interest in the […]
According to Melissa Raphael, the Professor of Jewish Theology at the University of Gloucestershire, the contemporary Goddess movement consists of a spectrum of people committed to the celebration of female divinity. These […]
