Twelve. Peoples Temple: Mass Murder-Suicide, the Media, and The “Cult” Label

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Preface and Acknowledgments ix
5. One. Introduction: The Rise of New Religions in Modern America 1
6. Two. The Native American Church: Ancient Tradition in a Modern Legal Context 26
7. Three. Mormonism and Plural Marriage: The LDS and the FLDS 45
8. Four. Spiritualism: Women, Mediums, and Messages from Other Worlds 67
9. Five. The Nation of Islam and the Five Percenters: Race, Religion, and Hip-Hop 90
10. Six. Rastafari: Messianism, Music, and Ganja 114
11. Seven. The Church of Scientology: New Religions and Tax Exemption 135
12. Eight. Wicca and Neopaganism: Magic, Feminism, and Environmentalism 157
13. Nine. The Church of Satan and the Temple of Set: Religious Parody and Satanic Panic 179
14. Ten. ISKCON (Hare Krishna): Eastern Religions in America and the “Brainwashing” Debate 201
15. Eleven. Channeling and the New Age: Alternative Spirituality in Popular Culture and Media 220
16. Twelve. Peoples Temple: Mass Murder-Suicide, the Media, and The “Cult” Label 242
17. Thirteen. The Branch Davidians: Millenarian Movements, Religious Freedom, and Privacy 265
18. Fourteen. The Raëlians: UFOS and Human Cloning 281
19. Appendix. Method and Theory in the Study of New Religions 299
20. Index 315