Cults: A Selected Bibliography, Jan University of Oregon Libraries

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1 Cults A selected bibliography of materials in the * in support of the Community Conversations program in University Housing * BACKGROUND & OVERVIEWS Cults in America : A Reference Handbook / by James R. Lewis. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c1998 REFERENCE Call #: BL2525.L A good place to begin research on cults. Includes historical, sociological, psychological, and religious perspectives, statistics, legislation, profiles of specific groups, a directory of organizations, and a bibliography. The Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects, and New Religions / by James R. Lewis. Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 1998 REFERENCE Call #: BL2525.L A handy reference for quick overviews of different religious groups from around the world. Encyclopedia of Modern American Extremists and Extremist Groups / by Stephen E. Atkins. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002 REFERENCE Call #: HN90.R3 A An encyclopedia that covers the activities of extremists within the U.S. since the 1950s. The author defines extremism as "the advocacy of extreme positions by movements, groups, and organizations" and includes political, religious, economic, and social extremes. Included are groups such as the Ku Klux Klan, PETA, and the American Indian Movement; as well as individuals such as David Koresh and Timothy McVeigh. GENERAL SOURCES Cults : Faith, Healing, and Coercion / by Marc Galanter. New York : Oxford University Press, 1999 Call #: BP603.G This book provides an overview of the cult phenomena with a scholarly yet accessible approach. Cults, Religion, and Violence / edited by David G. Bromley, J. Gordon Melton. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002 Call #: BL65.V55 C Explores the relationship between religious groups and violence, both in history and in the present day. Legitimating New Religions / by James R. Lewis. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2003 Call #: BP603.L This book explores how emerging religions become socially acceptable and rise above cult status. Using case studies, the author shows how various groups have sought acceptance and how their critics have tried to denigrate them. Cases include Native American prophet religions, the Church of Christ- Scientist, Scientology, Church of Satan, Heaven s Gate, and Unitarianism.

2 SPECIFIC CULTS Jonestown Awake in a Nightmare : Jonestown, The Only Eyewitness Account / by Ethan Feinsod. New York : Norton, 1981 Call #: BP605.P46F Hearing the Voices of Jonestown / by Mary McCormick Maaga. Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 1998 Call #: BP605.P46 M Salvation and Suicide : An Interpretation of Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple, and Jonestown / by David Chidester. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 1988 Call #: BP605.P46C The Branch Davidians Why Waco? : Cults and the Battle for Religious Freedom in America / by James D. Tabor and Eugene V. Gallagher. Berkeley : University of California Press, 1995 Call #: BP605.B72 T The Branch Davidians of Waco : The History and Beliefs of an Apocalyptic Sect / by Kenneth G.C. Newport. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006 Call #: BP605.B72 N Other Groups The Sullivan Institute/Fourth Wall Community : The Relationship of Radical Individualism and Authoritarianism / by Amy B. Siskind. Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003 Call #: RC489.T67 S Tells the story of a radical therapeutic community that provided an alternative to the nuclear family. CULTS IN OREGON Brides of Eden : A True Story Imagined / by Linda Crew. New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 2001 Location: Knight Library Call #: PS3553.R439 B In this novel based on true events, sixteen-year-old Eva and her female friends become obsessed with a charismatic young man who comes to Corvallis, Oregon, in 1904, claiming to be a Christian prophet Charisma and Control in Rajneeshpuram : The Role of Shared Values in the Creation of a Community / by Lewis F. Carter. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990 Call #: BP605.R342 C The Rajneesh Chronicles / edited by Win McCormack. Portland, Or. : New Oregon Pub.,1987 Call #: BP605.R

3 Hellbent for Enlightenment : Unmasking Sex, Power, and Death with a Notorious Master / by Rosemary Hamilton. Ashland, Or. : White Cloud Press, 1998 Call #: BP605.R344 H Holy Rollers : Murder and Madness in Oregon's Love Cult / by T. McCracken and Robert B. Blodgett. Caldwell, Idaho : Caxton Press, 2002 Location: LAW LIBRARY Call #: BP605.C546 M A Place called Antelope : The Rajneesh Story / by Donna Quick. Ryderwood, Wash. : August Press, 1995 Call #: BL2527.A67 Q The Promise of Paradise : A Woman s Intimate Story of the Perils of Life with Rajneesh / by Satya Bharti Franklin. Barrytown, N.Y. : Station Hill Press ; New York : Distributed by Talman Co., 1992 Call #: BP605.R344 F PSYCHOLOGY Bounded Choice : True Believers and Charismatic Cults / by Janja Lalich. Berkeley : University of California Press, 2004 Call #: BP605.H36 L Combatting Cult Mind Control / by Steven Hassan. Rochester, Vt. : Park Street Press, 1988 Call #: BP603.H Leaving Cults : The Dynamics of Defection / by Stuart A. Wright. Washington, D.C. : Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, 1987 Call #: BP603.W LEADERS Feet of Clay : Saints, Sinners, and Madmen : A Study of Gurus / by Anthony Storr. New York : Free Press, 1996 Call #: BL72.S Prophetic Charisma : The Psychology of Revolutionary Religious Personalities / by Len Oakes. Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 1997 Call #: BL633.O HISTORY The Stammering Century / by Gilbert Seldes. New York, The John Day Company, 1928 Call # E169.1.S46 A record of the cults and manias in America during the nineteenth century.

4 Mystics and Messiahs : Cults and New Religions in American History / by Philip Jenkins. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000 Call #: BL2525.J WOMEN & CHILDREN Children in New Religions / edited by Susan J. Palmer, Charlotte E. Hardman. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 1999 Call #: BP603.C Moon Sisters, Krishna Mothers, Rajneesh Lovers : Women s Roles in New Religions / by Susan Jean Palmer. Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 1994 Call #: BL2520.P Passionate Journeys : Why Successful Women Joined a Cult / by Marion S. Goldman. Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 1999 Call #: BP605.R342 G Women in New Religions : in Search of Community, Sexuality, and Spiritual Power / by Elizabeth Puttick. New York : St. Martin s Press, 1997 Call #: BL458.P VIDEOS/DVDs Bhagwan, The Way of the Heart Call #: VIDEOTAPE Teachings of the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, set to scenes of the life and people of the former commune of Rajneespuram in Oregon. I Go to the Feet of the Awakened One Call #: VIDEOTAPE Teachings of the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, interspersed with scenes of life at Rajneeshpuram, his former commune in Oregon. Shows scenes from Enlightenment Day, March 21, 1984 at Rajneeshpuram. Heaven's Gate Cult Call #: VIDEO DVD DVD release of an episode of the television program Nightline, originally broadcast March 31, Host, Chris Wallace ; Reporter, Michel McQueen ; panelists, Cynthia Kisser, Martin Marty, Bruce Epperly. Holy Ghost People Call #: VIDEOTAPE A report on the religious fervor of a small Pentecostal congregation in West Virginia whose fundamentalist philosophy encourages the biblical teaching of speaking in tongues and handling serpents. Rajneeshpuram : An Experiment to Provoke God Call #: VIDEOTAPE 05887

5 Presents the story of the Rajneeshpuram community founded in 1981 in rural eastern Oregon. Interviews with journalists, local ranchers, and former residents combine with archival footage to present the power struggle between the locals and the religious community. Rajneesh Piram [i.e. Puram]/Oregon Call #: VIDEOTAPE ABC News Nightline looks at the City of Rajneesh (formerly Antelope), Oregon, shortly before the November 1984 elections when the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh's organization bussed people from many parts of the country to Rajneesh, allegedly to aid that organization to strengthen its political power at the polls. Ted Koppel interviews Rajneesh spokeswoman Ma Ananda Sheela and Oregon State Representative Wayne Fawbush Remembering Rajneeshpuram Call #: VIDEOTAPE Cheyney Ryan performs several original songs which reflect attitudes about the Rajneeshees; Mimi Goldman reads from her book about the lives of the women of Rajneeshpuram after the breakup of the commune; and Dave Frohnmayer discusses some of the legal aspects of the Rajneeshees in Oregon. Program sponsored by the University of Oregon Library PRIMARY SOURCES Be Still and Know : Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh Answering Disciples' Questions. Poona, India : Rajneesh Foundation, 1981 Call #: BP605.R34R From Dean s List to Dumpsters : Why I Left Harvard to Join a Cult / by Jim Guerra. Pittsburgh, Penn. : Dorrance Pub. Co., 2000 Call #: BP603.G A memoir and cautionary tale of one man s experience of joining a cult while he was a college student. Life in the Family : An Oral History of the Children of God / by James D. Chancellor. New York : Syracuse University Press, 2000 Call #: BP605.C38 C My Life in Orange: Growing Up With the Guru / by Tim Guest. London : Granta Books, 2004 Call #: BP605.R344 G A memoir about growing up in the Rajneesh commune. The Secret of Secrets / Talks by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh on the Secret of the Golden Flower. Antelope, OR : Rajneesh Foundation International, Call #: BP605.S553R Talks and sermons about spirituality by the guru of the Rajneeshpuram community. Rajneesh Artifacts and Ephemera Collection, Location: Special Collections & Archives Manuscript Collection Call #: Collection 275 The Rajneesh artifacts and ephemera collection focuses primarily on artifacts and documents from Rajneeshpuram and the City of Rajneesh in the state of Oregon through the 1980s.

6 The Rajneesh Times Microfilm Call #: MICROFILM SHELVED BY CITY The newspaper for the Rajneeshpuram community, available on microfilm for the dates Sep 3, 1982-Nov 29, PERIODICALS Cultic studies review (2002-current) Call #: BP 600.C85 Cultic studies journal ( ) Call #: BP600.C84 Nova religio : NR : the journal of alternative and emergent religions (1999-current) and online Call #: BL 1.N68 WEBSITES International Cultic Studies Association ICSA is the leading professional organization concerned about psychological manipulation and abusive relationships, especially as they manifest in the interaction of individuals with cults, new religious movements, and related groups (from the ICSA home page). The Religious Movements Project Provides detailed profiles of more than two hundred different religious groups and movements. Some of them may be very familiar to you, others not. In addition, there are other valuable resources, including information on cult controversies, essays by respected scholars, and teaching resources (from the homepage). A project of the University of Virginia.