| Cults, Religion, and Violence Contributor(s): Bromley, David G. (Editor), Melton, J. Gordon (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521660645 ISBN-13: 9780521660648 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $75.04 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Religion |
| Dewey: 306.699 |
| LCCN: 2001037861 |
| Lexile Measure: 1450 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.20 lbs) 270 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Contrary to conventional wisdom, violent episodes involving cults are rare historically. But their potential to affect and disrupt civic life looms large and efforts to manage these incidents involve controversial issues of religious freedom, politics, state intervention, and public security. The interpretive challenge of this book is to provide a social scientific explanation for these rare events. The authors conclude that they usually involve some combination of internal and external dynamics through which a new religious movement and society become polarized. |