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UNINA9910450064403321 |
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Autore |
Lalich Janja |
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Titolo |
Bounded Choice [[electronic resource] ] : True Believers and Charismatic Cults |
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Berkeley, Calif. ; ; London, : University of California Press, 2004 |
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ISBN |
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0-520-93751-1 |
1-59734-509-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (355 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cults |
Heaven's Gate (Organization) |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: Cults and True Believers; part one: Heaven's Gate; part two: The Democratic Workers Party; part three: Theoretical Perspective; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Heaven's Gate, a secretive group of celibate ""monks"" awaiting pickup by a UFO, captured intense public attention in 1997 when its members committed collective suicide. As a way of understanding such perplexing events, many have seen those who join cults as needy, lost souls, unable to think for themselves. |
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