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18 produkter
Earth First!
Environmental Apocalypse
Av Martha Lee
Häftad, 1995
216 kr
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In the summer of 1980, Dave Foreman, along with four conservationist colleagues, founded the millenarian movement Earth First!. A provocative counterculture that ultimately hoped for the fall of industrial civilization, the movement emerged in response to rapid commercial development of the …
Hearing Voices of Jonestown
Inbunden, 1998
345 kr
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When over 900 followers of the People's Temple religious movement committed suicide in 1978, they left a legacy of suspicion and fear. Most accounts of this mass suicide describe the members as brainwashed dupes and overlook the Christian and socialist ideals that originally inspired People's …
William Dudley Pelley
A Life in Right-Wing Extremism and the Occult
Inbunden, 2005
402 kr
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The first full-length biography of William Dudley Pelley, an important figure in the development of right-wing extremism in the United States called by detractors the ""Star-Spangled Fascist."" William Dudley Pelley was one of the most important figures of the anti-Semitic radical right in the …
Alien Worlds
Social and Religious Dimensions of Extraterrestrial Contact
Av Diana Tumminia, Diana Tumminia
Häftad, 2007
387 kr
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This intriguing collection of essays presents reflections upon the birth, proliferation, enduring appeal, and future of extraterrestrial mythology. Highly respected authors and researchers representing the varied and sometimes competing perspectives of ufology and the sociology of religion provide …
Hearing the Voices of Jonestown
Putting a Human Face on an American Tragedy
Häftad, 2020
216 kr
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When over 900 followers of the Peoples Temple religious group committed suicide in 1978, they left a legacy of suspicion and fear. Most accounts of this mass suicide describe the members as brainwashed dupes and overlook the Christian and socialist ideals that originally inspired Peoples Temple …
Contemporary Muslim Apocalyptic Literature
Av David Cook
Häftad, 2008
216 kr
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Although apocalyptic visions and predictions have long been part of classical and contemporary Islam, David Cook's book is the first scholarly work to cover this disparate but influential body of writing. Cook puts the literature in context by examining not only the ideological concerns prompting …
Tabernacle of Hate
Seduction Into Right-Wing Extremism, Second Edition
Av Kerry Noble
Häftad, 2011
338 kr
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In the summer of 1984, Noble came within seconds of committing what would have been the largest domestic terrorist act in U.S. history at that time. As one of the founders of the Covenant, Sword, and Arm of the Lord (CSA), a cult paramilitary group, he carried a bomb into a gay-affirming church, …
Blood and Faith
Christianity in American White Nationalism
Häftad, 2017
331 kr
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Since the 1980 US presidential races, the term ""religious right"" has come to signify a politically and socially conservative form of Christianity. This term implies a joining of socially conservative evangelical Christianity with conservative politics that continues to shape the Republican Party …
Blood and Faith
Christianity in American White Nationalism
Inbunden, 2017
683 kr
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Since the 1980 US presidential races, the term ""religious right"" has come to signify a politically and socially conservative form of Christianity. This term implies a joining of socially conservative evangelical Christianity with conservative politics that continues to shape the Republican Party …
Women of Faith and Religious Identity in Fin-de-Siècle France
Av Emily Machen
Inbunden, 2019
627 kr
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In this unique study, Machen explores a moment of intense religious upheaval and transformation in France between 1880 and 1920. In these pre-World War I years, a powerful Catholic community was pitted against equally powerful anticlerical members of the French Third Republic. During this time, …
Women of Faith and Religious Identity in Fin-de-Siècle France
Av Emily Machen
Häftad, 2019
119 kr
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In this unique study, Machen explores a moment of intense religious upheaval and transformation in France between 1880 and 1920. In these pre-World War I years, a powerful Catholic community was pitted against equally powerful anticlerical members of the French Third Republic. During this time, …
Faith and Politics in the Public Sphere
The Gulen Movement and the Mormon Church
Av Etga Ugur
Inbunden, 2019
796 kr
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In Faith and Politics in the Public Sphere, Ugur explores the politics of religious engagement in the public sphere by comparing two modernist conservative movements: the Mormon Church in the United States and the Gülen movement in Turkey. The book traces the public activities and activism of these …
Faith and Politics in the Public Sphere
The Gulen Movement and the Mormon Church
Av Etga Ugur
Häftad, 2019
384 kr
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In Faith and Politics in the Public Sphere, Ugur explores the politics of religious engagement in the public sphere by comparing two modernist conservative movements: the Mormon Church in the United States and the Gülen movement in Turkey. The book traces the public activities and activism of these …
Learning Lessons from Waco
When Parties Bring Their Gods to the Negotiation Table
Häftad, 2001
272 kr
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This intensive case study derives lessons for negotiation theory, research, and practice from the Waco disaster. The siege at Waco simply refuses to disappear. Recently uncovered evidence, an ongoing civil suit, and the Danforth investigation fuel public interest and controversy. Heated debates …
Perfectionist Politics
Abolitionism and the Religious Tensions of American Democracy
Häftad, 2001
216 kr
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This work covers the story of an important antebellum reform movement: ecclesiastical abolitionism. It covers the struggle among the most radical religions to purge their churches and society of sin, especially slavery, and their uncompromising efforts to force morality into political discourse.
From Slogans to Mantras
Social Protest and Religious Conversion in the Late Vietnam War Era
Häftad, 2001
216 kr
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This book takes a provocative look at the early 1970s - an often overlooked yet colorful period when the Vietnam War and student protests were on the wane as new religious groups grew in size and visibility. Certainly, religious strains were evident through postwar popular culture from the 1950s …
Tabernacle of Hate
Seduction Into Right-Wing Extremism, Second Edition
Av Kerry Noble
Inbunden, 2011
352 kr
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In the summer of 1984, Noble was within seconds of committing what would have been the largest domestic terrorist act in United States history at that time. As one of the founders of the Covenant, Sword, and Arm of the Lord (CSA), a cult paramilitary group, Noble carried a bomb into a gay church, …
Localizing Islam in Europe
Turkish Islamic Communities in Germany and the Netherlands
Inbunden, 2012
453 kr
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In the twentieth century, Muslim minorities emerged in Europe seeking work, a refuge from conflict, and higher life standards. As a result, there are now more than 12 million Muslims in Western Europe. As these immigrants became permanent residents, the Islamic communities they developed had to …
