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9780802065452

The Orwellian World of Jehovah's Witnesses

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  • ISBN13:

    9780802065452

  • ISBN10:

    0802065457

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1984-05-01
  • Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr
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Summary

Discusses the history and religious doctrines of the Jehovah's Witnesses and examines the parallels between the religion and George Orwell's novel, 1984

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Acknowledgments xxiii
Abbreviations xxv
Introduction xxvii
The World View of Jehovah's Witnesses
3(31)
The Historical Development of Jehovah's Witnesses
34(26)
The Cyclical Movement of History and Prophecy
60(16)
The Conversion and Indoctrination Process
76(18)
Watch Tower Literature
94(17)
Discipline and Mental-Regulating of Youth
111(21)
The Seeds of Dissension
132(19)
Crisis at `The Top'
151(15)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
166(21)
Glossary of Terms Used by Jehovah's Witnesses 187(8)
Significant Dates 195(2)
Bibliography 197(10)
Index 207

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