Storming Zion
Subtitle: government raids on religious communities
By: Stuart A. Wright and Susan J. Palmer
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780195398892; 9780195398908
Subjects: Cults; Religion and state
Description: 'Storming Zion' offers a compelling explanation for the growing trend of state raids on new and nontraditional religious communities. Stuart Wright and Susan Palmer base their study on a massive data set documenting 116 government raids over the last six decades, primarily in Western countries.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Government raids on religious communities; title: Countermovement mobilization and government raids; title: The twelve tribes; title: The family international children of God; title: The branch Davidians; title: The United Nuwaubian Nation; title: The fundamentalist Latter Day Saints; title: The Church of Scientology; title: Raids in France; title: Exploring the causes and consequences of raids on NRM communities.