Cultic Phenomena : New and Emerging Religious Movements in America.

Explores the history of cultic movements and practices including ritual suicide, and the social and political context of cults. Emphasizes U.S. developments, particularly the People's Temple-Jonestown movement, and the related issues of religious freedom and public order.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1979-1980.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Religions. Freedom of religion. Suicide. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Explores the history of cultic movements and practices including ritual suicide, and the social and political context of cults. Emphasizes U.S. developments, particularly the People's Temple-Jonestown movement, and the related issues of religious freedom and public order.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.