Keyword

Scientology

Description: A religious movement founded by L. Ron Hubbard, comprising beliefs and practices concerning spiritual development and human potential.

Primary topic: Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (54%)

Wikidata ID: wiki/Q131036

OpenAlex ID: keywords/scientology

The Road to Total Freedom, a Sociological Analysis of Scientology

1978 · Kenneth E. Burnham, Roy Wallis · Review of Religious Research · 154

The Elementary Forms of the New Religious Life

1985 · Larry D. Shinn, Roy Wallis · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 148

New Religious Movements: A Practical Introduction

1991 · Thomas Robbins, Eileen Barker · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 128

The Invention of Sacred Tradition

2007 · Cambridge University Press eBooks · 119

Cults: Faith, Healing, and Coercion

1989 · Thomas Robbins, Marc Galanter · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 118

The Social Dimensions of Sectarianism

1990 · Bryan R Wilson · 97

New Religious Consciousness

1976 · University of California Press eBooks · 90

The Church of Scientology

2011 · Hugh B. Urban · Princeton University Press eBooks · 84

Bare-Faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard

1987 · Russell Miller · 70

Cults and New Religions: A Brief History

2007 · Douglas E. Cowan, David G. Bromley · 68

The Antipsychiatry Movement: Dead, Diminishing, or Developing?

2012 · Rob Whitley · Psychiatric Services · 65

Dianetics : The Modern Science of Mental Health

1950 · ROBERT E. PECK · American Journal of Psychiatry · 63

The Social Dimensions of Sectarianism: Sects and New Religious Movements in Contemporary Society.

1991 · E. Burke Rochford, Bryan R. Wilson · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 62

Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health

1950 · L. Ron Hubbard · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 60

New Dimensions of Social Movement/Countermovement Interaction: The Case of Scientology and Its Internet Critics

1998 · Michael Peckham · The Canadian Journal of Sociology · 55

The Psychopath Test: A Journey through the Madness Industry

2011 · Aldric Hama · Mankind Quarterly · 52

Sociology of Religion for Generations X and Y

2016 · Adam Possamai · Routledge eBooks · 44

The Church of Scientology: A History of a New Religion

2015 · Journal of American History · 43

Controversial new religions

2014 · Choice Reviews Online · 43

Going clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the prison of belief

2013 · Choice Reviews Online · 41

Handbook of Religion and the Authority of Science

2011 · Lewis, James R., Hammer, Olav · BRILL eBooks · 41

Youth and Contemporary Religious Movements: Psychosocial Findings

1976 · Saul V. Levine, Nancy E. Salter · Canadian Psychiatric Association Journal · 39

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Hermeneutics of Suspicion: Scientology and Conspiracism

2017 · David G. Robertson · BRILL eBooks · 38

Scientology: To Be Perfectly Clear

1980 · William Sims Bainbridge, Rodney Stark · Sociological Analysis · 37

New Age, Neopagan, and New Religious Movements

2015 · Hugh B. Urban · University of California Press eBooks · 36

Works count: 1,522

Citation count: 3,796