Scientology and Contemporary Definitions


of Religion in

    the Social Sciences

Table of Contents

PREFACE

I. SCIENTOLOGY AND THE SUBSTANTIVE DEFINITIONS OF RELIGION

II. SCIENTOLOGY AND THE COMPARATIVE DEFINITIONS OF RELIGION

III. SCIENTOLOGY AND THE FUNCTIONAL DEFINITIONS OF RELIGION

IV. SCIENTOLOGY AND THE ANALYTICAL DEFINITIONS OF REIGION

IV.I. SHARING A BODY OF DOCTRINE

IV.II. PARTICIPATION IN RITUALS AND ACTS OF DEVOTION

IV.III.DIRECT EXPERIENCE OF ULTIMATE REALITY

IV.IV. RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE

IV.V. CONSEQUENCES IN QUOTIDIAN LIFE

V. SCIENTOLOGY AND THE EMIC DEFINITIONS OF RELIGION

VI. CONCLUSIONS