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Apocalypse observed : religious movements, and violence in North America, Europe, and Japan
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Apocalypse observed : religious movements, and violence in North America, Europe, and Japan

Author: John R Hall; Philip Daniel Schuyler; Sylvaine Trinh
Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
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"Apocalypse Observed is a book about religious violence. By analyzing five of the most notorious messianic cults of recent years, the authors present a revealing account of religious sects and conflict. The subjects covered include the apocalypse at Jonestown; the Waco siege; the terror campaign of Aum Shinrikyo; the mystical apocalypse of the Solar Temple; and the Heaven's Gate collective suicide." "Through  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Case studies
Cas, Études de
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: John R Hall; Philip Daniel Schuyler; Sylvaine Trinh
ISBN: 0415192765 9780415192767 0415192773 9780415192774 9780203977668 0203977661
OCLC Number: 42060958
Description: xi, 228 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: The apocalypse at Jonestown --
From Jonestown to Waco --
The violent path of Aum Shinriky⁻o / Sylvaine Trinh with John R. Hall --
The mystical apocalypse of the Solar Temple / John R. Hall and Philip D. Schuyler --
Finding Heaven's Gate.
Responsibility: John R. Hall with Philip D. Schuyler and Sylvaine Trinh.
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By analysing five of the most notorious messianic cults of recent years, the authors present a fascinating and revealing account of religious sects and conflict. Includes the apocalypse of Jonestown  Read more...

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

 
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