Bromley, David G. editor. Melton, J. Gordon editor. text bibliography Electronic books. enk Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press 2002 monographic eng 1 online resource (xx, 249 pages) This text explores the question of when and why violence by and against new religious cults erupts and whether and how such dramatic conflicts can be foreseen, managed and averted. 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. edited by David G. Bromley, J. Gordon Melton. Includes bibliographical references and index. Violence Religious aspects Cults Violence Violence Aspect religieux Sectes SOCIAL SCIENCE Sociology of Religion Cults Violence Religious aspects Godsdienstige bewegingen Geweld Neue Religiosität Gewalt Aufsatzsammlung Religion Violencia Aspectos religiosos. Culto. BL65.V55 C85 2002eb 306.6/99 11.09 BE 9200 Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002 (DLC) 2001037861 (OCoLC)47644381 051104061X 9780511040610 0511033338 9780511033339 9780521660648 0521660645 9780511499326 0511499329 9780511048579 0511048572 0511157231 9780511157233 OverDrive, Inc. EF36C6B1-B90D-47D2-AB10-375FB6169ED1 OverDrive, Inc. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=112480 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=112480 N$T 040812 20200709055113.0 ocm56140762 eng