Cults, religion, and violence / edited by David G. Bromley, J. Gordon Melton.
Contributor(s): Bromley, David G
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TextPublisher: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002Description: xx, 249 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0521668980 (pbk.); 0521660645Subject(s): Violence -- Religious aspects | CultsDDC classification: 306.6/99 LOC classification: BL65.V55 | C85 2002Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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John Bulow Campbell Library | Midrange | BL65 .V55 C85 2002 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0182902237995 |
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.