| Editor | |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Publication date | 2002 |
| Pages | 249 |
| ISBN | 0-521-66064-5 |
| OCLC | 47644381 |
| 306.6/99 | |
| LC Class | BL65.V55 C85 2002 |
Cults, Religion, and Violence is a 2002 edited volume discussing the relationship between religion, particularly cults or new religious movements, and violence. It was edited by David G. Bromley and J. Gordon Melton and published by Cambridge University Press. The book contains 12 chapters, written by sociologists and scholars of religious studies.
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It received
Contents
editIn a prologue, Bromley and Melton
Contributors
edit- David G. Bromley
- J. Gordon Melton
- Thomas Robbins
- Lorne L. Dawson
- Stuart A. Wright
- Eileen Barker
- John R. Hall
- Massimo Introvigne
- Jean-François Mayer
- Ian Reader
- Robert W. Balch
- David Taylor
Publication
editCults, Religion, and Violence was published in 2002 by Cambridge University Press.[1][2] It is 249 pages long. The contributors include scholars of religious studies and sociologists, several of whom have participated in legal cases related to NRMs.[2] Editors David G. Bromley and J. Gordon Melton are both well known academics studying cults.[3][4] The book was preceded by a project of the same name the prior year, with seminars and conference sessions, lead by the two editors and involving several prominent NRM scholars.[5]
Reception
editReferences
edit- ^ "Cults, Religion, and Violence". Cambridge Core. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "Cults, religion, and violence". Reference & Research Book News. 17 (3). August 2002. ISSN 0887-3763.
- ^ a b Richardson, James T. (2004). "Review of Cults, Religion, and Violence". Contemporary Sociology. 33 (3): 328–329. ISSN 0094-3061. JSTOR 3593936.
- ^ a b McCaffery, Peter (February 1, 2004). "Book Review: Cults, Religion and Violence". Sociological Research Online. 9 (1): 81–82. doi:10.1177/136078040400900105. ISSN 1360-7804.
- ^ Introvigne, Massimo (2018). "Introduction—New Religious Movements and Violence: A Typology". Journal of Religion and Violence. 6 (3): 315–327. ISSN 2159-6808. JSTOR 26671581.
- ^ Singelenberg, Richard (October 1, 2003). "Cults, Religion and Violence". Journal of Contemporary Religion. 18 (3): 403–435. doi:10.1080/13537900310001601730. ISSN 1353-7903.
- ^ Hexham, Irving (December 22, 2004). "Cults, Religion and Violence". Journal of Church and State. 46 (1): 160–162. ISSN 0021-969X.
- ^ Walliss, John (2005). "Review of Cults, Religion and Violence". Nova Religio. 9 (1): 114–115. doi:10.1525/nr.2005.9.1.114. ISSN 1092-6690.
- ^ Adamczyk, Amy (September 1, 2005). "Review Essay: Religion, Regulation and Violence". Current Sociology. 53 (5): 855–863. doi:10.1177/0011392105055052. ISSN 0011-3921.
- ^ Bird, Frederick (2005). "Review of Cults, Religion, and Violence, David G. Bromley, J. Gordon Melton". American Journal of Sociology. 110 (6): 1836–1838. doi:10.1086/432396. ISSN 0002-9602.
- ^ McTernan, Oliver J. (2003). "Religion Matters". Violence in God's Name: The Role of Religion in an Age of Conflict. Orbis Books. pp. 38–44. ISBN 978-1-57075-500-2.