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J. Gordon Melton

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Born: September 18 1942

John Gordon Melton 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 a Distinguished Senior Fellow at Baylor University's Institute for Studies of Religion.

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.

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J. Gordon Melton

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Books from J. Gordon Melton

The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead

Bram Stoker's Dracula: A Documentary Journey into Vampire Country and the Dracula Phenomenon

The Vampire Gallery: A Who's Who of the Undead

The Church of Scientology

VideoHound's Vampires on Video

Dracula in Visual Media: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921-2010

The Encyclopedia of Religious Phenomena

Perspectives on the New Age

Encyclopedic Handbook of Cults in America (Religious Information Systems) (Vol 7)

Nelson's Guide to Denominations: The Primary Resource for Understanding and Navigating America's Christian Organizations

Finding Enlightenment: Ramtha's School of Ancient Wisdom

The Children of God: "The Family": Studies in Contemporary Religions

Encyclopedia Of American Religions

Mormon Faith in America

Native-American Faith in America. Faith in America.

Magic, Witchcraft, and Paganism in America, 2nd Edition: A Bibliography

Religious Celebrations [2 volumes]: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations

Encyclopedic Handbook of Cults in America (Religious Information Systems) (Vol 7)

Protestant Faith in America

Religions of the World [6 volumes]: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices [6 volumes]