Notes on Contributors
Acknowledgements
Table of Acronyms
1. Belief, Nicholas Campion (University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, UK)
2. Charisma, Edward Irons (Hong Kong Institute for Commerce, Culture and Religion)
3. Conversion, David G. Bromley (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA)
4. Cult, Benjamin E. Zeller (Lake Forest College, USA)
5. Diaspora, Kim Knott (University of Lancaster, UK)
6. Folk Religion, Marion Bowman (Open University, UK)
7. Fundamentalism, Camille Kaminski Lewis (Furman University, USA)
8. Guru, Stephen Jacobs (University of Wolverhampton, UK)
9. Indigenous Religions, Graham Harvey (Open University, UK)
10. Magic, Angela Puca (Leeds Trinity University, UK)
11. Millennialism, Catherine Wessinger (Loyola University New Orleans, USA)
12. Myth, Gregory W. Dawes (University of Otago, New Zealand)
13. New Age, Shai Feraro (University of Haifa, Israel)
14. New Religious Movement, George D. Chryssides (York St John University, UK)
15. Pilgrimage, Carole Cusack (University of Sydney, Australia)
16. Prophecy, George D. Chryssides (York St John University, UK)
17. Religion, David Morgan (Duke University, USA)
18. Secularization, Titus Hjelm (University of Helsinki, Finland)
19. Spirituality, Steven Sutcliffe (University of Edinburgh, UK)
20. Superstition, Amy R. Whitehead (Massey University, New Zealand)
21. Syncretism, Bettina Schmidt (University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, UK)
22. Violence, Negar Partow (Massey University, New Zealand)
23. World Religion, Teemu Taira (University of Helsinki, Finland)
24. Worship, Christina Welch (University of Winchester, UK)
25. Case Study, (York St John University, UK) and Amy R. Whitehead (Massey University, New Zealand)
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