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Born September 19, 1942 is an American religious scholar who was the founding director of the [[Institute for the Study of American Religion]] and is currently a research specialist in religion and [[New Religious Movements]] with the Department of Religious Studies at the [[University of California, Santa Barbara.]] | Born September 19, 1942 is an American religious scholar who was the founding director of the [[Institute for the Study of American Religion]] and is currently a research specialist in religion and [[New Religious Movements]] with the Department of Religious Studies at the [[University of California, Santa Barbara.]] | ||
He is the author of more than twenty-five books, including several encyclopedias, handbooks, and almanacs on American religion and new religious movements. He lives in Santa Barbara, California. | He is the author of more than twenty-five books, including several encyclopedias, handbooks, and almanacs on American religion and new religious movements. He lives in Santa Barbara, California. | ||
| − | His areas of research include major religious traditions, new religions and alternative religions, Occultism and [[Parapsychology]], New Age, and vampirology. | + | His areas of research include major religious traditions, new religions and alternative religions, [[Occultism]] and [[Parapsychology]], [[New Age]], and vampirology. |
Melton has been criticized by several scholars for what they see as conflicts of interest in his reporting of some of the groups he studies. | Melton has been criticized by several scholars for what they see as conflicts of interest in his reporting of some of the groups he studies. | ||
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Revision as of 18:18, 28 December 2007
Born September 19, 1942 is an American religious scholar who was the founding director of the Institute for the Study of American Religion and is currently a research specialist in religion and New Religious Movements with the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
He is the author of more than twenty-five books, including several encyclopedias, handbooks, and almanacs on American religion and new religious movements. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.
His areas of research include major religious traditions, new religions and alternative religions, Occultism and Parapsychology, New Age, and vampirology.
Melton has been criticized by several scholars for what they see as conflicts of interest in his reporting of some of the groups he studies.
