Cults, religion, and violence /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	NetLibrary, Inc
Other Authors:	Bromley, David G., Melton, J. Gordon
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Subjects:	Violence > Religious aspects. Cults. Violence > Aspect religieux. Sectes. Violencia > Aspectos religiosos. Culto. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

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.