The Order of the Solar Temple The Temple of Death

Contents......Page 6
List of Abbreviations......Page 8
Introduction......Page 10
1 Templars for the Age of Aquarius: The Archedia Clubs (1984–1991) and the International Chivalric Order of the Solar Tradition......Page 16
2 Ordeal by Fire: The Tragedy of the Solar Temple......Page 28
3 Purity and Danger in the Solar Temple......Page 48
4 The Mystical Apocalypse of the Solar Temple......Page 64
5 The Dangers of Enlightenment: Apocalyptic Hopes and Anxieties in the Order of the Solar Temple......Page 100
6 Crises of Charismatic Authority and Millenarian Violence: The Case of the Order of the Solar Temple......Page 114
7 Sources of Doctrine in the Solar Temple......Page 126
8 Death as Initiation: The Order of the Solar Temple and Rituals of Initiation......Page 142
9 The Ordre du Temple Solaire and the Quest for the Absolute Sun......Page 164
10 Sects, Media and the End of the World......Page 178
1 The Testaments......Page 186
2 Order TS: Ritual for the Donning of the Talar and the Cross\n......Page 198
Select Bibliography......Page 218
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I......Page 232
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O......Page 236
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T......Page 241
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