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Jean-François Mayer, Ph.D.

 

Jean-François Mayer, Ph.D., Chargé de cours, Université de Fribourg, Suisse. Rédacteur en chef, Religioscope - www.religion.info.  (icsa@jfm.info).  (www.mayer.info).

Jean-Francois Mayer, Ph.D., received his doctoral degree in history from the University of Lyon (France) in 1984. He is the author of several books and many articles published in several languages on contemporary religious movements. From 1987 to 1990, he conducted a major research study on the history and current situation of alternative religious groups in Switzerland. From 1991 to 1998, he was an analyst on international and strategic affairs for the Swiss Federal Government. He currently works as a consultant and lecturer with the Department of Religious Studies of the University of Fribourg (Switzerland). Dr. Mayer is the author of the Website www.religion.info. (icsa@jfm.info). (www.mayer.info - biographical information)

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