Godwin's Law and Jones' Corollary: The Problem of Using Extremes to Make Predictions
Peoples Temple has been seen as the paradigmatic cult exemplifying the horrors of manipulative leaders and brainwashed followers due to the deaths in Jonestown on 18 November 1978. This article argues against the utility of making comparisons to such an extreme event, however. Drawing upon Godwin�...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Californiarnia Press
[2018]
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Nova religio
Year: 2018, Volume: 22, Issue: 2, Pages: 145-154 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Peoples Temple
/ Collective suicide
/ New religion
/ Assessment
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| RelBib Classification: | AZ New religious movements |
| Further subjects: | B
Jonestown
B Godwin's Law B Religious Freedom B Religious Persecution |
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Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |