Prepared within the framework of projects of interdepartmental religious studies cooperation between PSU and VlSU with Moscow State University.

Considers the main problems of “New Religious Movements” in accordance with the State Standard and the programs and plans for seminars adopted in most universities when teaching disciplines of the specialty “ Religious studies.

Intended for students of specialty 031801 - religious studies of higher educational institutions and anyone who studies problems of religious studies or is engaged in self-education. It can also be used as an additional course when studying the general course of religious studies disciplines: “Introduction to the specialty “Religious Studies””, “Philosophy of Religion” and “Phenomenology of Religion”.