La retorica sulle “sette” oscura quello che è accaduto nei casi di Jonestown, del Tempio Solare, di Heaven’s Gate e di Kanungu – e il perché.
Massimo Introvigne
Religion, Esotericism, and Suicide. 4. New Religious Movements Mass Suicides (and Homicides)
The “cult” rhetoric obscures what happened in Jonestown, the Solar Temple, Heaven’s Gate, and Kanungu—and why.
Understanding Xi Jinping by Studying His Father Xi Zhongxun: A New Biography
Joseph Torigian’s “The Party Interests Come First” focuses on an important yet often misunderstood Chinese revolutionary.
Religione, esoterismo e suicidio. 3. Il Sallekhana giainista, l’auto-immolazione buddhista e il terrorismo suicida islamico
Mentre i giainisti cercano la liberazione spirituale alla fine della vita, l’auto-immolazione buddhista e gli attentati suicidi musulmani sono forme diverse di azioni politico-religiose.
Religion, Esotericism, and Suicide. 3. Jain Sallekhana, Buddhist Self-Immolation, Islamic Suicide Terrorism
While Jains seek spiritual liberation at the end of life, Buddhist self-immolation and Muslim suicidal bombing are different forms of politico-religious actions.
Around Giacomo Balla: Italian Futurists and Theosophy. 5. The Mature Balla and Theosophy
Balla created memorable Futurist-Theosophical icons before leaving Futurism, becoming a “Fascist realist,” and returning to abstract art in his late years.
Religione, esoterismo e suicidio. 2. Gli Ebrei di Masada e le vedove indù
Due casi molto diversi di auto-immolazione: i combattenti ebrei a Masada e le donne indiane nel rituale del Sati.
Religion, Esotericism, and Suicide. 2. Masada Jews and Hindu Widows
Two very different cases of self-immolation: Jewish warriors at Masada, Indian women in the Sati ritual.
不自然な同盟：中国、日本、韓国、そして世界的な反カルト十字軍
韓国で開かれた「秘密」のシンポジウムで、日本の反カルト学者と韓国のキリスト教系「異端」ハンターたちが、中国共産党の高官と結託した。
Religione, esoterismo e suicidio. 1. Le religioni contro il suicidio
Quasi tutte le religioni condannano il suicidio. Perché allora esistono suicidi “rituali”?
Massimo Introvigne
Massimo Introvigne (born June 14, 1955 in Rome) is an Italian sociologist of religions. He is the founder and managing director of the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR), an international network of scholars who study new religious movements. Introvigne is the author of some 70 books and more than 100 articles in the field of sociology of religion. He was the main author of the Enciclopedia delle religioni in Italia (Encyclopedia of Religions in Italy). He is a member of the editorial board for the Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion and of the executive board of University of California Press' Nova Religio. From January 5 to December 31, 2011, he has served as the "Representative on combating racism, xenophobia and discrimination, with a special focus on discrimination against Christians and members of other religions" of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). From 2012 to 2015 he served as chairperson of the Observatory of Religious Liberty, instituted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to monitor problems of religious liberty on a worldwide scale.