Cults, religion, and violence /
Cults, religion, and violence /
edited by David G. Bromley, J. Gordon Melton.
- 1 online resource (xx, 249 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Violence and religion in perspective / David G. Bromley and J. Gordon Melton -- Dramatic denouements / David G. Bromley -- Challenging misconceptions about the new religions-violence connection / J. Gordon Melton and David G. Bromley -- Sources of volatility in religious movements / Thomas Robbins -- Crises of charismatic legitimacy and violent behavior in new religious movements / Lorne L. Dawson -- Public agency involvement in government-religious movement confrontations / Stuart A. Wright -- Watching for violence: a comparative analysis of the roles of five types of cult-watching groups / Eileen Barker -- Mass suicide and the Branch Davidians / John R. Hall -- Occult masters and the Temple of Doom: the fiery end of the Solar Temple / Massimo Introvigne and Jean-François Mayer -- Dramatic confrontations: Aum Shinrikyô against the world / Ian Reader -- Making sense of the Heaven's Gate suicides / Robert W. Balch and David Taylor -- Lessons from the past, perspective for the future / J. Gordon Melton and David G. Bromley.
This text explores the question of when and why violence by and against new religious cults erupts and whether and how such dramatic conflicts can be foreseen, managed and averted.
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OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com EF36C6B1-B90D-47D2-AB10-375FB6169ED1 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Violence--Religious aspects.
Cults.
Violence--Aspect religieux.
Sectes.
cults (group or movement)
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Sociology of Religion.
Cults
Violence--Religious aspects
Neue Religiosität
Gewalt
Aufsatzsammlung
Religion
Godsdienstige bewegingen.
Geweld.
Violencia Aspectos religiosos. Culto.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
BL65.V55 / C85 2002eb
306.6/99
322
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Violence and religion in perspective / David G. Bromley and J. Gordon Melton -- Dramatic denouements / David G. Bromley -- Challenging misconceptions about the new religions-violence connection / J. Gordon Melton and David G. Bromley -- Sources of volatility in religious movements / Thomas Robbins -- Crises of charismatic legitimacy and violent behavior in new religious movements / Lorne L. Dawson -- Public agency involvement in government-religious movement confrontations / Stuart A. Wright -- Watching for violence: a comparative analysis of the roles of five types of cult-watching groups / Eileen Barker -- Mass suicide and the Branch Davidians / John R. Hall -- Occult masters and the Temple of Doom: the fiery end of the Solar Temple / Massimo Introvigne and Jean-François Mayer -- Dramatic confrontations: Aum Shinrikyô against the world / Ian Reader -- Making sense of the Heaven's Gate suicides / Robert W. Balch and David Taylor -- Lessons from the past, perspective for the future / J. Gordon Melton and David G. Bromley.
This text explores the question of when and why violence by and against new religious cults erupts and whether and how such dramatic conflicts can be foreseen, managed and averted.
051104061X 9780511040610 0511033338 9780511033339 9780521660648 0521660645 9780511499326 0511499329 9780511048579 0511048572 0511157231 9780511157233 1280420804 9781280420801 0511176414 9780511176418 0511304412 9780511304415 1107117887 9781107117884
OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com EF36C6B1-B90D-47D2-AB10-375FB6169ED1 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Violence--Religious aspects.
Cults.
Violence--Aspect religieux.
Sectes.
cults (group or movement)
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Sociology of Religion.
Cults
Violence--Religious aspects
Neue Religiosität
Gewalt
Aufsatzsammlung
Religion
Godsdienstige bewegingen.
Geweld.
Violencia Aspectos religiosos. Culto.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
BL65.V55 / C85 2002eb
306.6/99
322