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Sociology of religion

Wilson's classification of sects by their response to the world, such as conversionist, revolutionist, introversionist, manipulationist, thaumaturgical, reformist and utopian.

In sociology of religion, Wilson's typology of sects refers to Wilson's classification of sects by their response to the world, such as conversionist, revolutionist, introversionist, manipulationist, thaumaturgical, reformist and utopian. This meaning comes from Wilson (1973) in Magic and the millennium.[1]

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Wilson, B. R. (1973). Magic and the millennium. Heinemann. ISBN 9780435829575

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