Cults, Religion, and Violence
Contributors: David G. Bromley (Editor); J. Gordon Melton (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: May 6, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780521660648
Subjects: Religious conflict; Violence in society; Social Science; Religion; Religion - Church History; Sociology of Religion; General; Religion / Sociology of Religion; Violence--Religious aspects; Cults; Religious aspects; Violence
First sentence: The relationship between religion and violence has been a subject of rapidly growing interest and concern to social scientists studying a broad range of religious groups and traditions.