Cults dangerous devotion
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
[United States] : A&E Television Networks, [2009].
ISBN
9781422943649, 142294364X
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Adult DVDs - Nonfiction (1st floor Audio/Video)
DVD 209 CUL
1 available
DVD 209 CUL
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Adult DVDs - Nonfiction (1st floor Audio/Video) | DVD 209 CUL | On Shelf |
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Published
[United States] : A&E Television Networks, [2009].
Format
DVD
Language
English
ISBN
9781422943649, 142294364X
UPC
733961163490
Notes
General Note
Dates vary: container and label, c2006; container and label art and design, c2009.
Participants/Performers
Narrator, Don Harvey.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally broadcast on the History Channel as an episode of the television program Decoding the past in 2007.
Description
Uses interviews with world-renowned scholars and the survivors of cultic tragedy to unmask the mystery of cults. Defines three characteristics that make a cult: reliance on a guru or leader rather than general principles of religion, systematic indoctrination with a focus on confession and self-criticism, and heavy exploitation from above. Shows how cult leaders have twisted the quest for purity into an obsession with madness and murder from Jim Jones' pursuit of a socialist paradise at Jonestown to Warren Jeffs' Yearning for Zion ranch. Looks at a number of examples of contemporary cults, including the Japanese Aum Shinrikyo, the polygamous Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints (FLDS), Charles Manson and his bizarre prophecies, David Koresh and the Branch Davidians, and Paul Schäfer's colony of German immigrants in Chile that became a center for torture.
System Details
DVD, widescreen.
Language
Closed-captioned.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Viswanathan, S., & Harvey, D. (2009). Cults: dangerous devotion . A&E Television Networks.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Viswanathan, Sandya and Don. Harvey. 2009. Cults: Dangerous Devotion. A&E Television Networks.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Viswanathan, Sandya and Don. Harvey. Cults: Dangerous Devotion A&E Television Networks, 2009.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Viswanathan, Sandya., and Don Harvey. Cults: Dangerous Devotion A&E Television Networks, 2009.
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