John Walliss
Biographic Data
| ID | 7547631 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Walliss |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Walliss |
| SIGNATURE | WALLISS J |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Theorising Religion
Fragile Millennial Communities and Violence
Recent Studies on Religion and Violence
Review Article| August 01 2007 Recent Studies on Religion and Violence John Walliss John Walliss Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Nova Religio (2007) 11 (1): 97–104. https://doi.org/10.1525/nr.2007.11.1.97 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation John W…
Apocalyptic Trajectories
Book Review| February 01 2006 Apocalyptic Trajectories: Millenarianism and Violence in the Contemporary World John Walliss John Walliss Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Nova Religio (2006) 9 (3): 116–119. https://doi.org/10.1525/nr.2006.9.3.116 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cit…
Charisma, volatility and violence
In this article the author develops some of the points he has made elsewhere regarding the role of what may be termed ‘crises of charismatic authority’ in producing volatility or even violence within marginal apocalyptic religious groups. The last quarter of the twentieth century witnessed several incidents where such groups engaged in violent actions against themselves, others in the outside world, or typically both (among them the Peoples Templ…
Making Sense of the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God
In March 2000, approximately 540 members of the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God (MRTCG) died in what initially appeared to be collective suicide. Subsequent police investigations, however, discovered the bodies of an additional 240 members who showed signs of having met a violent end prior to the apparent suicide. As well as discussing the history and apoc-alyptic beliefs of the MRTCG, in this article I focus particula…
Continuing bonds
A number of recent authors have discussed the notion of 'continuing bonds' and methods whereby the living may maintain bonds with the deceased. One such method mentioned anecdotally is the consulting of Spiritualist mediums, although no empirical research has been conducted into this phenomenon to date. The aim of this article is to fill these lacunae in the literature through a discussion of the relationship between the living and the deceased w…
The problem of tradition in the work of Anthony Giddens
This paper seeks to problematise the notion of ‘tradition’ presented in the recent sociology of Anthony Giddens on reflexivity and late modernity. Three broad areas of critique are highlighted and discussed: the view of tradition as simultaneously static and reflexive; the view that within the ‘post‐traditional’ world tradition survives and flourishes; and the view that tradition and reflexivity are historically mutually exclusive phenomena. In t…
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Continuing bonds
A number of recent authors have discussed the notion of 'continuing bonds' and methods whereby the living may maintain bonds with the deceased. One such method mentioned anecdotally is the consulting of Spiritualist mediums, although no empirical research has been conducted into this phenomenon to date. The aim of this article is to fill these lacunae in the literature through a discussion of the relationship between the living and the deceased w…
The problem of tradition in the work of Anthony Giddens
This paper seeks to problematise the notion of ‘tradition’ presented in the recent sociology of Anthony Giddens on reflexivity and late modernity. Three broad areas of critique are highlighted and discussed: the view of tradition as simultaneously static and reflexive; the view that within the ‘post‐traditional’ world tradition survives and flourishes; and the view that tradition and reflexivity are historically mutually exclusive phenomena. In t…
Making Sense of the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God
In March 2000, approximately 540 members of the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God (MRTCG) died in what initially appeared to be collective suicide. Subsequent police investigations, however, discovered the bodies of an additional 240 members who showed signs of having met a violent end prior to the apparent suicide. As well as discussing the history and apoc-alyptic beliefs of the MRTCG, in this article I focus particula…
Apocalyptic Trajectories
Book Review| February 01 2006 Apocalyptic Trajectories: Millenarianism and Violence in the Contemporary World John Walliss John Walliss Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Nova Religio (2006) 9 (3): 116–119. https://doi.org/10.1525/nr.2006.9.3.116 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cit…
Charisma, volatility and violence
In this article the author develops some of the points he has made elsewhere regarding the role of what may be termed ‘crises of charismatic authority’ in producing volatility or even violence within marginal apocalyptic religious groups. The last quarter of the twentieth century witnessed several incidents where such groups engaged in violent actions against themselves, others in the outside world, or typically both (among them the Peoples Templ…
Recent Studies on Religion and Violence
Review Article| August 01 2007 Recent Studies on Religion and Violence John Walliss John Walliss Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Nova Religio (2007) 11 (1): 97–104. https://doi.org/10.1525/nr.2007.11.1.97 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation John W…
Fragile Millennial Communities and Violence
Theorising Religion
Sociology (5 works) · History (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Millenarianism (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Religion and Society Interactions (3 works) · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (3 works)