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Bibliography of the Order of the Solar Temple

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Red cross with straight edges
The Templar cross used by the OTS

Following the Order of the Solar Temple affair – a case that gained international notoriety when members of the group, a then-obscure Neo-Templar cult or new religious movement, orchestrated several mass suicides and mass murders in the 1990s – there have been several books and studies published about the events and organization.[1][2] The case became a media sensation, with many conspiracy theories promoted by the media; as described by Susan J. Palmer, "false or unverifiable trails have been laid: secondhand testimonies are traded by journalists, ghost-written apostate memoirs are in progress and conspiracy theories abound."[3]

Several academic studies have been published, focusing mostly on ideological aspects such as violence, leader charisma, and the concept of apocalypticism. Journalists also wrote books, such as Arnaud Bédat, Gilles Bouleau and Nicolas Bernard's 1996 work Les Chevaliers de la mort.[1] Former members of the group also wrote memoirs, including Thierry Huguenin's Le 54e and Hermann Delorme's Crois et meurs dans l'Ordre du Temple Solaire.[1][2]

Academic literature

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Books and book chapters written by academic authors.

English

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French

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Journalism

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Books written by journalists.

Memoirs

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Books written by those with personal involvement in the OTS, either as an ex-member or a relative of a member.

Journal articles

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Documentaries

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Reports

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  • Mayer, Jean-François (13 November 1998). Apocalyptic Millennialism in the West: The Case of the Solar Temple (Report). Critical Incident Analysis Group at the University of Virginia.
  • Michaud, Roger C. (20 June 1996). Rapport d'investigation du Coroner (Report) (in Canadian French). Gouvernement du Québec: Bureau du Coroner.
  • Naud, Yvon (8 October 1997). Rapport d'investigation du Coroner (Report) (in Canadian French). Gouvernement du Québec: Bureau du Coroner.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Clusel, Shannon; Palmer, Susan J. (2020). "The Solar Temple in Quebec and the Saint-Casimir "Transit"". In Palmer, Susan J.; Geoffroy, Martin; Gareau, Paul L. (eds.). The Mystical Geography of Quebec: Catholic Schisms and New Religious Movements. Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 218–219. ISBN 978-3-030-33061-3.
  2. ^ a b Clément, Éric (30 March 1997). "Pour en savoir plus sur l'Ordre du Temple solaire" [Find out more about the Order of the Solar Temple]. La Presse (in Canadian French). Montreal. p. B6. Retrieved 28 June 2024 – via BAnQ numérique.
  3. ^ Palmer, Susan J. (October 1996). "Purity and Danger in the Solar Temple". Journal of Contemporary Religion. 11 (3): 303–318. doi:10.1080/13537909608580777. ISSN 1353-7903.