Millennialism and Violence
As the world approaches the year 2000, many societies are experiencing an unprecedented growth in millenarian movements that anticipate an imminent and total transformation of the world. Many of these movements have been associated with violence, either as a means for producing change or as a response to confrontations with state authority. This book draws together research on this topic from political science, psychology, sociology and history in an attempt to understand the relationship between millenarian movements and episodes of violence.
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Millennialism and Violence
As the world approaches the year 2000, many societies are experiencing an unprecedented growth in millenarian movements that anticipate an imminent and total transformation of the world. Many of these movements have been associated with violence, either as a means for producing change or as a response to confrontations with state authority. This book draws together research on this topic from political science, psychology, sociology and history in an attempt to understand the relationship between millenarian movements and episodes of violence.
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Millennialism and Violence

Millennialism and Violence

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Overview

As the world approaches the year 2000, many societies are experiencing an unprecedented growth in millenarian movements that anticipate an imminent and total transformation of the world. Many of these movements have been associated with violence, either as a means for producing change or as a response to confrontations with state authority. This book draws together research on this topic from political science, psychology, sociology and history in an attempt to understand the relationship between millenarian movements and episodes of violence.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780714647081
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 04/30/1996
Series: Political Violence Series , #2
Pages: 184
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Michael Barkun

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction: Understanding Millennialism, MICHAEL BARKUN; Chapter 2 Religious Totalism, Violence and Exemplary Dualism: Beyond the Extrinsic Model, DICK ANTHONY, THOMAS ROBBINS; Chapter 3 Christian Themes: Mainstream Traditions and Millenarian Violence, REINALDO L. ROMÁN; Chapter 4 Pai Marire: Peace and Violence in a New Zealand Millenarian Tradition, JEAN E. ROSENFELD; Chapter 5 Violence and the Environment: The Case of 'Earth First!', MARTHA F. LEE; Chapter 6 Absolute Rescue: Absolutism, Defensive Action and the Resort to Force, JEFFREY KAPLAN; Chapter 7 The Politics of the Millennium, THOMAS FLANAGAN;
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