Introduction Amanda van Eck Duymaer van Twist 1 New Religions and Fraud: A Double Constructionist Approach David G. Bromley 2 Minority Religions and Fraud: Preliminary Theories on Ritual Deception Holly Folk 3 Bona Fide? Amanda van Eck Duymaer van Twist 4 Between Faith and Fraudulence? Sincerity and Sacrifice in Prosperity Christianity Simon Coleman 5 Folk Healing, Authenticity and Fraud Stuart McClean and Ronnie Moore 6 Sex-Work and Ceremonies: The Trafficking of Young Nigerian Women into Britain Hermione Harris 7 Food, Faith and Fraud in Two New Religious Movements Marion S. Goldman 8 Miracle Makers and Money Takers: Healers, Prosperity Preachers and Fraud in Contemporary Tanzania Martin Lindhardt 9 When Fraud is Part of a Spiritual Path: A Tibetan Lama's Plays on Reality and Illusion Marion Dapsance 10 Faith Lends Substance? Trickery and Deception within Religious and Spiritual Movements Michael Coffey 11 The Zen Master and Dharma Transmission: A Seductive Mythology Stuart Lachs