This course examines various cults and new religious movements (e.g., Scientology, Krishna Consciousness, Neo-paganism) and places them within the context of our sociological knowledge of their emergence, who joins and why, and other issues. [Note: This course fulfills an Area 3C requirement for Religious Studies majors.] Antireq: RS 221 taken prior to Fall 2008(Cross-listed with SOC 262)
