Apocalypse Observed : Religious Movements and Violence in North America, Europe and Japan

ISBN-13: 9780415192767 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 240 str.

John R. Hall; Sylvaine Trinh; Philip Schuyler

Opis

This work examines religious violence, analyzing five of the most notorious cults of the late 1990s. The authors present a revealing account of religious sects and conflict. Cults covered include: the apocalypse at Jonestown; the Branch Davidians at Waco; the violent path of Aum Shinrikyo; the mystical apocalypse of the Solar Temple; and the mass suicide of Heaven's Gate.

Recenzje

'Required reading for anyone perplexed by the persistence of millenarian thought' - Michael F. Brown, Williams College

'This book takes an original and challenging view of a number of extremely controversial new religious movements.' - Journal of Contemporary Religion

Spis treści

1. The Apocalypse at Jonestown 2. From Jonestown to Waco 3. The Violent Path of Aum Shinrikyo 4. The Mystical Apocalypse of the Solar Temple 5. Finding Heaven's Gate Epilogue

O autorze

Hall, John R.; Schuyler, Philip D.; Trinh, Sylvaine