The Order of the Solar Temple The Temple of Death

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Contents: Introduction Templars for the age of Aquarius: the archedia clubs (1984-1991) and the international chivalric order of the solar tradition, Jean-FranAois Mayer 'Ordeal by fire': the tragedy of the Solar Temple, Massimo Introvigne Purity and danger in the Solar Temple, Susan J. Palmer The mystical apocalypse of the Solar Temple, John R. Hall and Philip Schuyler The dangers of enlightenment: apocalyptic hopes and anxieties in the Order of the Solar Temple, Jean-FranAois Mayer Crises of charismatic authority and millenarian violence: the case of the Order of the Solar Temple, John Walliss Sources of doctrine in the Solar Temple, George D. Chryssides Death as initiation: Order of the Solar Temple and rituals of initiation, Henrik Bogdan The Order du Temple Solaire and the quest for the absolute sun, Marc LaBelle Sects, media and the end of the world, Roland J. Campiche Appendices Bibliography Index.