Lewis, James R.

Cults : a reference handbook / James R. Lewis. - 2nd ed. - Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2005. - xii, 341 p. ; 24 cm. - Contemporary world issues .

Rev. ed. of: Cults in America. c1998.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-323) and index.

Chronology -- Controversial groups and movements -- Court decisions, legislation, and governmental actions -- Documents and data -- Biographical sketches -- Organizations and websites. [Includes] Biographical Sketches : -- Dick Anthony -- Marshall Herff Applewhite -- Shoko Asahara -- Eileen Barker -- David Brandt Berg -- David G. Bromley -- John Gordon Clark, MD -- Joseph Di Mambro -- Gerald Brousseau Gardner -- L. Ron Hubbard -- Massimo Introvigne -- James (Jim) Warren Jones -- David Koresh -- Maharaji -- J. Gordon Melton -- Sun Myung Moon -- Theodore Patrick -- Abhay Charan De Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada -- James T. Richardson -- Margaret Thaler Singer -- Louis Jolyon West.

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Cults--United States.
Sects--United States.


United States--Religion.

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