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Was the tragedy at Jonestown "an isolated case," or was it "an example of extremist cult behavior that emerges in times of great social upheaval?" The answer to this question, according to the contributors to this book, is important to all Americans as a basis for evaluating social and educational policy. Part I considers the general topic of sect violence, offering three positions. Chapter 1 contends that societal disruptions of the 1970's spawned distortions of alienation and devotion, resulti
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- Author
- Levi, Ken, 1946-
- Publisher
- University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press
- Published
- 1982
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780271002965
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Religion, Christian, Islam
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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