On founders and followers: Some factors in the development of new religious movements

Across the Boundaries of Belief: Contemporary Issues in the Anthropology of Religion

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 367-380

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DOI: 10.4324/9780429502569     Document Type: Chapter

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