Non-cult activities and peculiarities of the new religious movements expansion in Belarus

Abstract

Peculiarities of non-traditional religiosity expansion have been analyzed in the article. They are considered as a new factor in religious and socio-cultural life of Belarusian society. Specific features of ideology and practice in such new cults are defined. Simultaneously, assessments of their activity and potentials have been carried out. Social practice and its meaning as missionary form have been regarded on examples of some non-cult activities of the new religious organizations.