În Japonia și Coreea de Sud, deprogramarea a continuat zeci de ani. În Rusia și China, activitatea antisecte a fost sponsorizată și organizată de stat
Massimo Introvigne
Mișcarea antisectă. 4. Activismul antisecte pătrunde în Europa
Sinuciderile și omuciderile comise în anii 1990 în cadrul Ordinului Templului Solar au fost folosite pentru a justifica o vânătoare de vrăjitoare împotriva a sute de grupuri. Erudiții au reacționat
Los académicos y la libertad religiosa de los nuevos movimientos religiosos
Los académicos tienen un papel clave a la hora de persuadir a los tribunales y a los gobiernos de que las «sectas» y el «lavado de cerebro» son etiquetas pseudocientíficas utilizadas para discriminar a minorías religiosas impopulares.
Academics and Freedom of Religion of New Religious Movements
Academics have a key role in persuading the courts and the governments that “cults” and “brainwashing” are pseudo-scientific labels used to discriminate against unpopular religious minorities.
Renaming Tibet “Xizang”: Are French Museums Backing Off?
After having been named and shamed for their abject subservience to Xi Jinping, Musée Guimet and Musée du quai Branly are trying to save their reputation.
Mișcarea antisectă. 3. Mișcarea antisectă laică
Părinții studenților care au renunțat la studiile universitare pentru a deveni misionari cu timp integral au creat o opoziție laică față de „secte”. Ulterior, au fost adăugate alte ținte.
Mișcarea antisectă. 2. Contrasecte vs. Antisecte
Există o diferență semnificativă între „contrasectarii” ce vânează erezii din motive religioase și „antisectarii” laici.
“I Got Everything from ‘The Secret Doctrine’”: Mondrian and Theosophy, a Misunderstood Relationship
Denied by some art historians, the influence of the Theosophical Society (which in turn rejected his artistic theories as too complicated) remained crucial until the Dutch painter’s last days. .
Mișcarea antisectă. 1. „Secte”, „culte” sau „confesiuni”?
Terminologia este esențială. În funcție de limbă, termenul englezesc „cult” ar trebui tradus prin „sectă” și invers
Belarus, Conservative Anti-Putin Orthodox Group Raided
Persecuted in Russia, devotees of the “Russian Orthodox Church – Tsarist Empire” may now be banned in Belarus too.
Massimo Introvigne
Massimo Introvigne (born June 14, 1955 in Rome) is an Italian sociologist of religions. He is the founder and managing director of the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR), an international network of scholars who study new religious movements. Introvigne is the author of some 70 books and more than 100 articles in the field of sociology of religion. He was the main author of the Enciclopedia delle religioni in Italia (Encyclopedia of Religions in Italy). He is a member of the editorial board for the Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion and of the executive board of University of California Press' Nova Religio. From January 5 to December 31, 2011, he has served as the "Representative on combating racism, xenophobia and discrimination, with a special focus on discrimination against Christians and members of other religions" of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). From 2012 to 2015 he served as chairperson of the Observatory of Religious Liberty, instituted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to monitor problems of religious liberty on a worldwide scale.