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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherCQ Press
ISBN-101889119245
ISBN-139781889119243
eBay Product ID (ePID)573882
Product Key Features
Book TitleHow the Millennium Comes Violently : from Jonestown to Heaven's Gate
Number of Pages252 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2000
TopicEschatology
IllustratorYes
GenreReligion
AuthorCatherine Wessinger
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight18.4 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN99-039978
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal291.2/3
SynopsisThis is a survey of cult religious violence as associated with Jonestown, the Branch Davidians, Aum Shinriko, Montana Freemen, Solar Temple, Heaven's Gate and Chen Tao. The book presents case studies of contemporary millennial religions that either became violent, or had the potential for becoming violent. It sets out to reveal how outside pressures and internal forces affect the decision to use violence by new religious movements.