Millennialism and violence
By: edited by Michael Barkun.
Contributors: Barkun, Michael.
Series: Cass series on political violence ;; no. 2; Cass series on political violence ;; 2.
Publisher: F. Cass; Routledge
Published: 1996
Place of publication: London; Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
Subjects: Millennialism.; Violence.
Description: As the world approaches the year 2000, many societies are experiencing an unprecedented growth in millenarian movements that anticipate an imminent and total transformation of the world. Many of these movements have been associated with violence, either as a means for producing change or as a response to confrontations with state authority. This book draws together research on this topic from political science, psychology, sociology and history in an attempt to understand the relationship between millenarian movements and episodes of violence.--publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.