Violence and new religious movements
The connection between cults and violence has been a topic of intense public interest that has been fueled by dramatic incidents of mass violence involving certain new religious movements (NRMs). The present volume represents the culmination of decades of reflection by scholarly specialists.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York Oxford
Oxford University Press
2011
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| In: | Year: 2011 |
| Reviews: | Review: Violence and New Religious Movements, by James R. Lewis (2012) (Walliss, John)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
New religion
/ Violent behavior
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Violence Religious aspects B Violence Religious aspects B Persecution |
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Table of Contents Volltext (Verlag) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | The connection between cults and violence has been a topic of intense public interest that has been fueled by dramatic incidents of mass violence involving certain new religious movements (NRMs). The present volume represents the culmination of decades of reflection by scholarly specialists. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 0199894515 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199735631.001.0001 |