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| | Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Jayne Seminare Docherty
1. Introduction
My Involvement
Religions, Not "Cults"
"Brainwashing" and the Charismatic Leader
The Case Studies
2. How the Millennium Comes Violently
Recent Events
Key Terms
The Dynamics of Violence
Fragile Millennial Groups That Initiate Violence Due to Internal Weaknesses and Cultural Opposition
Assaulted Millennial Groups That Are Attacked by Law Enforcement Agents Because They Are Perceived as Dangerous
Revolutionary Millennial Movements Possessing Theologies of Violence
Conclusion
Notes
3. 1978—Jonestown
The Violence
Jim Jones
Peoples Temple
Catastrophic Millennialism
The Persecution
The Failure of the Millennial Goal
The Decision to Commit Violence
Notes
4. 1993—Branch Davidians
The Violence
David Koresh
The Branch Davidians at Mount Carmel
Catastrophic Millennialism
The Persecution
The Success of the Millennial Goal
The Decision to Commit Violence
Transcript—Waco Negotiations, April 10, 1993
Transcript—David Koresh and FBI Negotiators, April 16 and 18, 1993
Notes
5. 1995—Aum Shinrikyo
The Violence
Shoko Asahara
Aum Shinrikyo
Catastrophic Millennialism
The Persecution
The Failure of the Millennial Goal
The Decision to Commit Violence
Notes
6. 1996—Montana Freemen
The Potential for Violence
The Cast of Characters
The Montana Freemen—Part of a Euro-American Nativist Movement
Catastrophic Millennialism
Events of the Standoff—Avoiding Persecution
The Millennial Goal Preserved
The Decision Not to Commit Violence and Subsequent Developments within the FBI
Notes
7. Other Cases Briefly Considered: Solar Temple and Heaven's Gate
1994, 1995, 1997—Solar Temple
The Violence
Luc Jouret and Joseph Di Mambro
Solar Temple
Catastrophic Millennialism
The Persecution
The Failure of the Millennial Goal
The Decision to Commit Violence
1997, 1998—Heaven's Gate
The Violence
Bonnie Lu Nettles and Marshall Herff Applewhite
Heaven's Gate
Catastrophic Millennialism
The Persecution
The Failure of the Millennial Goal
The Decision to Commit Violence
Notes
8. 1998—Chen Tao: Assessing the Potential for Violence
Notes
9. Comparative Conclusions
Categories of Catastrophic Millennial Groups Involved in Violence
What to Do?
General Observations
Characteristics That Cause Concern
Reassuring Characteristics
The Future
The New Millennium: It Is Just an Arbitrary Date
The Responsibility of the Media
Millennialism in the Next Millennium
Notes
Bibliography
Index |