RT Book T1 Handbook of Scientology T2 Brill handbooks on contemporary religion JF Brill handbooks on contemporary religion A2 Lewis, James R. 1949-2022 A2 Hellesøy, Kjersti LA English PP Boston PB Brill YR 2016 UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/877431256 AB The 'Handbook of Scientology' brings together a collection of fresh studies of the most persistently controversial of all contemporary New Religions. In recent years, increasing scholarly attention has been directed at the Church of Scientology, resulting in a small tsunami of new scholarship. We have finally reached a point in time where a book on Scientology need not restrict itself to basics. Thus, for example, the historical chapters in the present volume are not really aimed at providing elementary facts on Scientology's background, but, rather, focus on understanding how the Church of Scientology developed over the years. In short, the Handbook of Scientology will provide a wealth of new information on a topic that one might otherwise have thought exhausted NO Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index CN BP605.S2 SN 9004328718 SN 9789004328716 K1 Scientology