Title
Storming Zion [electronic resource] : government raids on religious communities / Stuart A. Wright and Susan J. Palmer.
ISBN
9780190269982 (electronic book)
Published
New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (x, 288 pages) : illustrations
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195398892 doi
Call Number
BL65.S8 W75 2016eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
322.1
Summary
'Storming Zion' offers a compelling explanation for the growing trend of state raids on new and nontraditional religious communities. Stuart Wright and Susan Palmer base their study on a massive data set documenting 116 government raids over the last six decades, primarily in Western countries.
Note
'Storming Zion' offers a compelling explanation for the growing trend of state raids on new and nontraditional religious communities. Stuart Wright and Susan Palmer base their study on a massive data set documenting 116 government raids over the last six decades, primarily in Western countries.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 3, 2015).
Government raids on religious communities
Countermovement mobilization and government raids
The twelve tribes
The family international children of God
The branch Davidians
The United Nuwaubian Nation
The fundamentalist Latter Day Saints
The Church of Scientology
Raids in France
Exploring the causes and consequences of raids on NRM communities.
