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What distinguishes the religious movement or dimension from other movements? If we attempt a rigorous definition of religion we risk losing ourselves in the quicksands of philosophical debate. In its most general sense ‘religion’ embraces all prevalent systems of faith and worship past and present, an almost infinite variation. Not all movements or ideologies have achieved the status of a religious system of faith and worship. Is there any common denominator shared by those that have?
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Wilkinson, P. (1971). Religious Movement, Sect, Millenarism. In: Social Movement. Key Concepts in Political Science. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01093-6_4
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