Why Waco? : cults and the battle for religious freedom in America / James D. Tabor and Eugene V. Gallagher.
Material type: TextPublication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1995.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 252 pages) : illustrationsContent type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780520919181
- 0520919181
- 0585054746
- 9780585054742
- Koresh, David, 1959-1993
- Branch Davidians
- Koresh, David, 1959-1993
- Branch Davidians
- Koresh, David, 1959-1993
- Branch Davidians
- Davidianer
- Davidiens -- Waco (Etats-Unis) -- 1993
- Koresh, David, 1959-1993
- Branch Davidians
- Koresh, David
- Waco Branch Davidian Disaster, Tex., 1993
- Cults -- United States
- Affaire de la secte des Davidiens de Waco, Waco, Tex., 1993
- Cultes -- États-Unis
- RELIGION -- Eckankar
- BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- New Thought
- Cults
- Texas
- United States
- Massenselbstmord
- Sekten
- Liberté de conscience -- États-Unis
- Waco, Affaire de la secte davidienne de (1993)
- Sectes -- États-Unis
- Waco, Affaire de la secte dravidienne de (1993)
- nouveau mouvement religieux -- Koresh, David -- Etats-Unis
- Waco Branch Davidian Disaster, Tex., 1993
- Cults
- Waco Branch Davidian Disaster (Texas : 1993)
- 1993
- Sects
- Texas
- 299/.93 20
- BP605.B72 T33 1995eb
- 299.936 T114w
- 11.09
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
What might have been -- Moving to Mount Carmel -- Unlocking the seven seals -- The sinful messiah -- A complex hostage/barricade rescue situation -- The wacko from Waco -- The cult controversy -- Waco and religious freedom in America -- Appendix: An unfinished manuscript by David Koresh -- List of Mount Carmel Branch Davidians.
In the first balanced, authoritative account of the siege, James Tabor and Eugene Gallagher explore the powerful drama in Waco and the motivations of all the players, including the government, the media, the cultbusters, the Branch Davidians, and David Koresh himself. Tabor and Gallagher unflinchingly confront the most controversial accusations concerning the group's possession of illegal firearms, unconventional sexual practices, and child abuse. Without attempting to excuse Koresh's actions, they argue that the public has never been given the complete story. Tabor and Gallagher explain what really happened in Waco: Who were the Branch Davidians and what originally brought them to Mount Carmel? What led the government to attack? What role did the media play? And what lessons must we learn to avoid repeating this American tragedy?
Using the events at Mount Carmel as a cautionary tale, the authors challenge Americans government officials, parents, the media, all of us - to rethink our stereotypes about unconventional religious groups.
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