{"product_id":"cults-religion-and-violence-paperback","title":"Cults, Religion, and Violence - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid G. Bromley\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJ. Gordon Melton\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContrary to conventional wisdom, violent episodes involving cults are rare historically. But their potential to affect and disrupt civic life looms large and efforts to manage these incidents involve controversial issues of religious freedom, politics, state intervention, and public security. The interpretive challenge of this book is to provide a social scientific explanation for these rare events. The authors conclude that they usually involve some combination of internal and external dynamics through which a new religious movement and society become polarized.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 270\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.98 x 6.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755528487200,"sku":"9780521668989","price":85.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/295a0e3ff42c7deae57a50c792c4cbf3.webp?v=1780061319","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/cults-religion-and-violence-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}