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Cults, religion, and violence
David G. Bromley and J. Gordon Melton
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Frontmatter
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Acknowledgments (page vii)
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Contributors (page viii)
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Prologue (page xiii)
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1 Violence and Religion in Perspective (DAVID G. BROMLEY AND J. GORDON MELTON, page 1)
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2 Dramatic Denouements (DAVID G. BROMLEY, page 11)
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3 Challenging Misconceptions about the New Religions-Violence Connection (J. GORDON MELTON AND DAVID G. BROMLEY, page 42)
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4 Sources of Volatility in Religious Movements (THOMAS ROBBINS, page 57)
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5 Crises of Charismatic Legitimacy and Violent Behavior in New Religious Movements (LORNE L. DAWSON, page 80)
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6 Public Agency Involvement in Government-Religious Movement Confrontations (STUART A. WRIGHT, page 102)
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7 Watching for Violence: A Comparative Analysis of the Roles of Five Types of Cult-Watching Groups (EILEEN BARKER, page 123)
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8 Mass Suicide and the Branch Davidians (JOHN R. HALL, page 149)
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9 Occult Masters and the Temple of Doom: The Fiery End of the Solar Temple (MASSIMO INTROVIGNE AND JEAN-FRANÇOIS MAYER, page 170)
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10 Dramatic Confrontations: Aum Shinrikyô against the World (IAN READER, page 189)
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11 Making Sense of the Heaven's Gate Suicides (ROBERT W. BALCH AND DAVID TAYLOR, page 209)
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12 Lessons from the Past, Perspective for the Future (J. GORDON MELTON AND DAVID G. BROMLEY, page 229)
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Index (page 245)
Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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CS | 33.3 (May 2004): 328-329 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/3593936 |
JSSR | 43.3 (Sep. 2004): 451 | http://www.jstor.org/stable/1387638 |
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Published: c2004
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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