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dc.contributor.advisorLewis, James R.
dc.contributor.authorHellesøy, Kjersti
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-08T09:24:55Z
dc.date.available2016-01-08T09:24:55Z
dc.date.issued2015-11-17
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is about Ron’s Org and Dror Center, two independent Scientology groups. They schismed away from the Church of Scientology at different times and under different circumstances. Ron’s Org is the older of the two, and are spread over large parts of the world, with their main activity focused on Europe. I have visited the headquarter in Switzerland and some of the many Ron’s Orgs in Moscow, Russia. Dror Center has only been independent for a little over three years. They are located in Haifa, Israel, and I went to visit them and attend courses and auditing with them for two weeks. I will look at the underlying factors contributing to schisms, asking the questions: Which factors within the organizational structure of CoS makes the organization more likely to produce schisms? Why become independent? What kind of resources are necessary to establish a successful schismatic group? What kind of strategies do Ron’s Org and Dror Center use to survive as independent Scientology groups? I will frame my analysis within theories on charisma, religious authority and schism.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/8353
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:no-uit_munin_7929
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherUiT Norges arktiske universiteten_US
dc.publisherUiT The Arctic University of Norwayen_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccess
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2015 The Author(s)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)en_US
dc.subject.courseIDREL-3900en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Humanities: 000::Theology and religious science: 150::Religious science, religious history: 153en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Humaniora: 000::Teologi og religionsvitenskap: 150::Religionsvitenskap, religionshistorie: 153en_US
dc.subjectScientologyen_US
dc.subjectDianeticsen_US
dc.subjectHubbarden_US
dc.subjectLRHen_US
dc.subjectschismen_US
dc.subjectDroren_US
dc.subjectRon's Orgen_US
dc.subjectbuilding blocksen_US
dc.subjectMission Holder Conferenceen_US
dc.subjectMission Holders' Conferenceen_US
dc.subjecttotalitarianen_US
dc.subjectcharismaen_US
dc.subjectmovement milieuen_US
dc.subjectschism as midwifeen_US
dc.titleIndependent Scientology. How Ron's Org and Dror Center schismed out of the Church of Scientologyen_US
dc.typeMaster thesisen_US
dc.typeMastergradsoppgaveen_US


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