Radical religion in America : millenarian movements from the far right to the children of Noah / Jeffrey Kaplan.
1997
BL503.2 .K37 1997 (Mapit)
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Title
Radical religion in America : millenarian movements from the far right to the children of Noah / Jeffrey Kaplan.
Author
Kaplan, Jeffrey, 1954-
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
0815626878 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780815626879 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0815603967 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780815603962 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780815626879 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0815603967 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780815603962 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Imprint
Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 1997.
Language
English
Description
xviii, 245 pages ; 24 cm.
Call Number
BL503.2 .K37 1997
Alternate Call Number
11.09
11.58
15.87
7,26
11.58
15.87
7,26
Dewey Decimal Classification
291.2/3
Summary
Jeffrey Kaplan takes a provocative look at three religiously based apocalyptic movements, their radical doctrines, and their rejection of mainstream American culture: the Christian Identity, whose members believe they are the true Aryan descendants of Israeli biblical tribes; Odinism and the related Asatru movement, which attempts to reconstruct the practices of Norse-Germanic paganism; and B'nai Noah, the anti-Christian movements in favor of God's covenant with Noah. Kaplan describes how the groups interact, probes the internal organizational friction, and shows how watchdog groups like the Anti-Defamation League, Klanwatch, and Cult Awareness Network monitor these groups' activities. He argues that violence takes several forms, which at its apex may culminate in millenarian violence, but maintains that right-wing violence is primarily an impulsive act carried out by part-time revolutionaries against convenient targets or against that which represents change in the status quo.
Thought-provoking in his analysis, Kaplan defines the primary issue for current debate: how sectarian organizations, far outside the mainstream of American religious life, pose a significant challenge to prevailing conceptions of constitutional rights. He contends that the cost of denying such protection to even the most antagonistic and despised groups is, in the end, too high a price for a free society to pay.
Thought-provoking in his analysis, Kaplan defines the primary issue for current debate: how sectarian organizations, far outside the mainstream of American religious life, pose a significant challenge to prevailing conceptions of constitutional rights. He contends that the cost of denying such protection to even the most antagonistic and despised groups is, in the end, too high a price for a free society to pay.
Note
Thought-provoking in his analysis, Kaplan defines the primary issue for current debate: how sectarian organizations, far outside the mainstream of American religious life, pose a significant challenge to prevailing conceptions of constitutional rights. He contends that the cost of denying such protection to even the most antagonistic and despised groups is, in the end, too high a price for a free society to pay.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-236) and index.
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Religion and politics.
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Table of Contents
Foreword / Michael Barkun
Preface
Introduction
American millennial community
Christian identity
Odinism and Asatru
B'nai Noah
Anti-cult movement/watchdog groups
Confederacy of seekers?
Notes
Bibliography
Index.
Preface
Introduction
American millennial community
Christian identity
Odinism and Asatru
B'nai Noah
Anti-cult movement/watchdog groups
Confederacy of seekers?
Notes
Bibliography
Index.