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| Editor | Jean-Pierre Chantin |
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| Language | French |
| Series | Dictionnaire du monde religieux dans la France contemporaine |
| Subject | Cults, western esotericism |
| Publisher | Éditions Beauchesne |
Publication date | 2001 |
| Media type | Encyclopedic dictionary |
| Pages | 277 |
| ISBN | 2-7010-1418-2 |
| OCLC | 48745879 |
Les Marges du christianisme: « Sectes », dissidences, ésotérisme is an encyclopedic dictionary of religion edited by Jean-Pierre Chantin. The tenth volume of the [[Dictionnaire du monde religieux dans la France contemporaine|Dictionnaire du monde religieux dans la France contemporaine]] reference book series, it was published in 2001 by Éditions Beauchesne. The volume contains 188 entries written by 41 individual contributors, which is preceded by an introduction that defines the scope of the volume and discusses the history of many of the topics covered.
This volume focuses on marginal and dissident aspects of Christianity, including cults, esoteric groups, and millennialist movements. It received a positive critical reception. Reviewers noted its inclusion of less known figures and praised its introduction and neutral tone. One reviewer criticized the idea behind the volume itself, that of the "margins".