The Order of the Solar Temple: The Temple of Death

In October 1994, 53 members of the Order in Switzerland and Quebec were murdered or committed suicide, and the killing continued sporadically for another two years. The incident inflamed the anti-cult movement in Europe, but inspired little scholarly study. Here is an anthology of articles published in English or translated from French, along with a selection of Solar Temple documents. Among their topics are purity and danger, crises of charismatic authority and millenarian violence, and death as initiation. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)