CONTENTS List of illustrations ... ⅷ Acknowledgements ... ⅹ Abbreviations ... xi Introduction ... 1 1 The apocalypse at Jonestown ... 15 2 From Jonestown to Waco ... 44 3 The violent path of Aum Shinriky<?import namespace ... m ur 4 The mystical apocalypse of the Solar Temple / JOHN R. HALL ; PHILIP D. SCHUYLER ... 111 5 Finding Heaven's Gate ... 149 Epilogue ... 183 Notes ... 210 Bibliography ... 214 Index ... 221