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Cults, religion, and violence [electronic resource] / edited b y David G. Bromley, J. Gordon Melton.

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Cults, religion & violence

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Violence and religion in perspective / David G. Bromley and J. Gordo n Melton -- Dramatic denouements / David G. Bromley -- Challenging misc onceptions about the new religions-violence connection / J. Gordon Melt on and David G. Bromley -- Sources of volatility in religious movements / Thomas Robbins -- Crises of charismatic legitimacy and violent behav ior in new religious movements / Lorne L. Dawson -- Public agency invol vement in government-religious movement confrontations / Stuart A. Wrig ht -- Watching for violence: a comparative analysis of the roles of fiv e types of cult-watching groups / Eileen Barker -- Mass suicide and the Branch Davidians / John R. Hall -- Occult masters and the Temple of Do om: the fiery end of the Solar Temple / Massimo Introvigne and Jean-Fra nÃ§ois Mayer -- Dramatic confrontations: Aum ShinrikyÃ´ against the wor ld / 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.

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