New religious movement
A new religious movement appears as a religious, ethical or spiritual grouping that has not (yet) become recognised as a standard demonination, church or body. Some sociological observers prefer the term to that of "cult".
Examples of new religious movements might include:
- Neo-Paganism, in which followers seek to revert back to the pre-Christian earth and nature worship of Western Europe.
- Eclectic combinatory movements, such as Celestialism and Theosophy, which posit concordant elements to all religions .
- New-World African hybrid religions, such as Rastafarianism, Voodoo or Vodun, and Santeria, which combine African naturalistic religions with Judeo-Christian traditions.
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See also Totalitarian religious group.
