Lewis, James R. creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. nju New Brunswick, N.J Rutgers University Press c2003 2003 monographic eng

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viii, 272 p. : ill. Religious experience and the origins of religion -- Native American prophet religions -- Jesus in India and the forging of tradition -- Science, technology, and the Space Brothers -- Anton Lavey, the Satanic Bible, and the Satanist tradition -- Heaven's Gate and the legitimation of suicide -- The authority of the long ago and the far away -- Atrocity tales as a delegitimation strategy -- Religious insanity -- The cult stereotype as an ideological resource -- Scholarship and the delegitimation of religion. James R. Lewis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-259) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Cults Psychology Psychology, Religious Authority Religious aspects BP603 .L49 2003eb 200/.9/04 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10075364 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10075364 CaPaEBR 030312 ebr10075364