On the Criteria for Classifying Religious Organizations, Or how Wallis “Ascended” the Moonies

The paper considers the criteria for the classification of religious organizations utilized by Roy Wallis and Gordon Melton in their typologies. The Unification church, which can be found in categories established in accordance to different criteria in the work of the two aforementioned authors, is...

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Autor principal:	Danijel Sinani
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Lenguaje:	EN FR SR
Publicado:	University of Belgrade 2016
Materias:	Unification church Roy Wallis J. Gordon Melton typology criteria for classification Anthropology GN1-890
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8c12de0d8f0a49ed85307184a9a518ec2021-12-02T00:51:12ZOn the Criteria for Classifying Religious Organizations, Or how Wallis “Ascended” the Moonies10.21301/eap.v8i1.10353-15892334-8801https://doaj.org/article/8c12de0d8f0a49ed85307184a9a518ec2016-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://eap-iea.org/index.php/eap/article/view/104https://doaj.org/toc/0353-1589https://doaj.org/toc/2334-8801The paper considers the criteria for the classification of religious organizations utilized by Roy Wallis and Gordon Melton in their typologies. The Unification church, which can be found in categories established in accordance to different criteria in the work of the two aforementioned authors, is used as an example for consideration. These typologies have handled the changes in operation and organization of this religious movement differently. Aside from noting a specific kind of paradox with regard to the position of the Unification church in these typologies and posing a number of questions pertaining to the choice of “adequate” criteria for the classification of religious organizations, the paper presents a critical overview of Wallis’ and Melton’s typologies, as well as the Unification church itself.Danijel SinaniUniversity of BelgradearticleUnification churchRoy WallisJ. Gordon Meltontypologycriteria for classificationAnthropologyGN1-890ENFRSREtnoantropološki Problemi, Vol 8, Iss 1 (2016)
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description	The paper considers the criteria for the classification of religious organizations utilized by Roy Wallis and Gordon Melton in their typologies. The Unification church, which can be found in categories established in accordance to different criteria in the work of the two aforementioned authors, is used as an example for consideration. These typologies have handled the changes in operation and organization of this religious movement differently. Aside from noting a specific kind of paradox with regard to the position of the Unification church in these typologies and posing a number of questions pertaining to the choice of “adequate” criteria for the classification of religious organizations, the paper presents a critical overview of Wallis’ and Melton’s typologies, as well as the Unification church itself.
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On the Criteria for Classifying Religious Organizations, Or how Wallis “Ascended” the Moonies

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