Introduction: The Pen Is Mightier than the Sword
Violent incidents where Scientologists were attacked (and one killed, in Sydney) may have been caused inter alia by inflammatory anti-Scientology statements by certain media, and confirm that sensationalist accounts of “cults” may indeed generate violence.On a more...
| Published in: | The journal of CESNUR |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
[2019]
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| In: |
The journal of CESNUR
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Scientology
/ Opponent
/ Violent behavior
/ Contention
/ Scholarly publishing
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Study of religion AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AZ New religious movements |
| Further subjects: | B
Scientology
B Sydney Scientology Stabbing B Church of Scientology B CESNUR B Anti-cult Movement |
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| Summary: | Violent incidents where Scientologists were attacked (and one killed, in Sydney) may have been caused inter alia by inflammatory anti-Scientology statements by certain media, and confirm that sensationalist accounts of “cults” may indeed generate violence.On a more positive note, sober scholarly assessments of Scientology are increasingly being published. This issue of The Journal of CESNUR salutes and documents a new season of Scientology studies. |
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| ISSN: | 2532-2990 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of CESNUR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.26338/tjoc.2019.3.1.1 |