The mystical geography of Quebec: Catholic schisms and new religious movements

Acknowledgements
Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Tables
Chapter 1: Introduction: Quebec’s New Religions in Social and Historical Context
	How ‘New’ Are Quebec’s New Religions: And What Is Their Provenance?
	Why Are NRMs Thriving in Canada’s ‘most Catholic’ Province?
	What Is Uniquely ‘Quebecois’ About Quebec’s New Religions?
	Quebec’s (Selective) Tolerance Towards Religious Diversity
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 2: New Religious Studies in Quebec Since 1944: A Literature Review
	The Early Studies (1948–1980)
		The New “Tolerant Christian” Perspective
		The Social-Scientific Perspective
	Scientific Studies of Specific NRMs
	The Secular “Anti-cult” Perspective
	Conclusion
	References
Part I: Catholic Fundamentalisms and Schisms
	Chapter 3: The Army of Mary: Quebec Nationalism and Catholic Heterodoxy
		Quebec Nationalism: Clerico-Conservative Historiography of the French-Canadian Ethnogenesis
		Catholic Heterodoxy: Ultramontanist Moral Geography and the Army of Mary
		References
	Chapter 4: The Pilgrims of Saint-Michael: Preserving Quebec’s Traditional “Intégriste” Catholicism
		The Pilgrims of Saint-Michael: A Case Study of Integrism
		The Founding of a Social and Political Movement, Vers Demain (1935–1946)
		From Social Movement to Political Activism (1946–1958)
		The Birth of a New Catholic Integrist Movement: The Pilgrims of Saint-Michael (1958–1990)
		The White Berets at the Crossroads (1990–2017): Social Credit and Religion
		The Three Doctrinal Pillars: Religion, Family, and Social Credit
			Religion
			Family
			Social Credit, Politics and Relations with Society
		An Anti-technology and Anti-globalization Discourse
		Organization and Global Expansion
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 5: La Mission de l’Esprit Saint and Quebec’s Holy Spirit Incarnate
		Methodology and Sources of Data
		The Early History
		The Beliefs and Practices
		The Mission’s “Anti-Catholic” Stance
		Israel Richer’s Spiritual Love Affair
		Israel Richer Versus the Catholic Clergy
		The Birth of the Mission of the Holy Spirit
		The Image of Woman in the Mission
		Emmanuel Robitaille, ‘False Prophet’ and the ‘Warning’
		Failed Prophecy: The Mission’s Fin du Monde
		Conclusion
		References
Part II: Radical Sexuality
	Chapter 6: Dr. Henry Morgentaler, ‘Arch-Abortionist’ and Humanist: An Unbeliever’s Pro-choice Campaign in Quebec and Canada
		August 15, 1973, Clinique Morgentaler, Montréal
		Early Life
		The Origins of Humanism in Canada and Quebec
		The Death of Henry Morgentaler
		How Morgentaler’s Use of Humanism Was Viewed by Critics
		Humanism Today
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 7: The Temple of Priapus: Contemporary Phallus Worshippers in Montreal
		Methodology
		The Temple’s Public Image
		Origins
		Christianizing the Pagan God
		Structure, or Figuring Out Tops and Bottoms
		Creed, or Ejaculating for World Peace
		Ritual, or Fellating and Seeing God
		Conclusion: Salvation Through Orgasm
		References
Part III: Controversial New Religions
	Chapter 8: The Christian Essene Church: Freedom of Religion in the “Land of the Maple”
		Origins: Olivier Manitara and the Archangel’s Recognition of the Essene Nation
		Beliefs and Organization: From the Revival to the Keeping of the “Tradition of the Light”
			Creation Myth
			Worldview and Way of Life
			Initiation Rituals
		Freedom of Religion: Zoning By-laws and Practices of Worship
			Context of Litigation
			The Essene Religion Under the Scrutiny of Law
		Conclusion
		References
			Case Law and Legislation
	Chapter 9: The Apostles of Infinite Love and the “Hidden Children of Saint-Jovite”
		Methodology
		Quebec and the Social Context
		The Early History
		The Beginnings of the Conflict
		A Network of Cultural Opponents
		Government Raids in the 1960s
		Raids in the 1970s
		Raids in the 1990s
		Injustices and Persecution?
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 10: The Solar Temple in Quebec and the Saint-Casimir “Transit”
		Origins
		Cosmic Couples and Cosmic Children
		The Sacré-Coeur Farming Commune in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
		The Quebec Contingent
		The 1993 Firearms Scandal
		The “Transit” Planned for Saint-Saveur
		The 1994 Transits
		The Vercors Transit in 1995
		The Saint-Casimir Transit
		Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 11: Roch Thériault and the Holy Moses Mountain Family (“Ant Hill Kids”)
		Background and Early Life
		The Healthy Living Clinic in Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce
		The Holy Moses Mountain Family of the Gaspé Peninsula
		Failure of Prophecy and Parental Interventions
		Escalating Violence in the Holy Moses Mountain Family
		The Ant Hill Kids of Burnt River, Ontario
		Conclusion
		References
Index