This explores the question of when and why violence by and against new religious cults erupts and whether and how such dramatic conflicts can be foreseen, manag
This explores the question of when and why violence by and against new religious cults erupts and whether and how such dramatic conflicts can be foreseen, manag
The Tokyo subway attack in March 1995 was just one of a series of criminal activities including murder, kidnapping, extortion, and the illegal manufacture of ar
The relationship between new religious movements (NRMs) and violence has long been a topic of intense public interest--an interest heavily fueled by multiple in
What is a cult? Why do they emerge? Who joins them? And why do tragedies such as Waco and Jonestown occur? This reader brings together the voices of historians,