Beyond Brainwashing : Perspectives on Cultic Violence
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Elements in Religion and Violence
ISBN-10
1108448313
ISBN-13
9781108448314
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 17th, 2018
Print length
104 Pages
Weight
250 grams
Dimensions
17.90 x 12.80 x 0.60 cms
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Reviews the current theories of cultic violence by examining historical examples of religious violence. It covers the 1960s all the way to the post-9/11 era and explores the current state of religious persecution and discrimination.
This Element reviews the state of the question regarding theories of cultic violence. It introduces definitions and vocabulary and presents relevant historical examples of religious violence. It then discusses the 1960s and 1970s, the period immediately before the Jonestown tragedy. Considerations of the post-Jonestown (1978), and then post-Waco (1993) literature follow. After 9/11 (2001), some of the themes identified in previous decades reappear. The Element concludes by examining the current problem of repression and harassment directed at religious believers. Legal discrimination by governments, as well as persecution of religious minorities by non-state actors, has challenged earlier fears about cultic violence.
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