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Chargement... World Famous Cults & Fanatics (1992)par Colin Wilson, Damon Wilson
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. A good introduction to a number of cults and fanatics around the world. While I had already heard of many of these cults and individuals, there were some shadowy organisations and people that were new to me and made for interesting reading (I'm chasing up a book on the mysterious "Brother Twelve"). There are better books on cults and fanatics out there and sadly this book does not carry a bibliography (or index for that matter) but this could be a great entree into the weird world of cults and fanatics. World Famous Cults & Fanatics is a small book but it is packed full of information. Reading about different cults from the past was ver interesting. I was particularly interested to learn the origin of the word 'thug'. Though I would have preferred more detail, this is a great book for the total beginner. If you know nothing about cults and fanatics, this book provides the basics, and lays the foundation for further research. Unfortunately, the Wilson's have not provided a bibliography to point us in the right direction, so any further research needs to start from scratch. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Dangerous madmen or divinely inspired prophets? From murdering religious sects like the Assassins and the Thugs, to the orgies of the little known Khlysty and the self-mutilations of the Skloptzi; including modern day killers like the vicious Manson Family and the violent racism of the Ku Klux Klan - this book shows how cults and fanatics had such a powerful effect on the world. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Interesting read, not sure I'd read it again. While it lacks a bibliography there are scattered references throughout. ( )