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This thesis is intended as a contribution to the field of the Sociology of Religion, in particular the study of Christian sects. It examines in a historical and sociological framework the origins and development of the Jehovah's Witnesses and their schismatic groups, concentrating on the period 1868-194-2. This thesis draws on extensive primary sources to construct a more accurate historical record, and on this basis examines the factors of sect emergence, recruitment, leadership and autho...
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- Publication date:
- 1972
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
- URN:
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- Local pid:
- td:752507603
- Language:
- English
- Subjects:
- Copyright holder:
- Rogerson, Alan Thomas
- Copyright date:
- 1972
- Notes:
- The digital copy of this thesis has been made available thanks to the generosity of Dr Leonard Polonsky
Thesis
A sociological analysis of the origin and development of the Jehovah's Witnesses and their schismatic groups
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