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Religious Adaptation and Change

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The people of People's Temple.
College Town, PA: Pennsylvania State University.
24 min., color.
Examination of the social circumstances and causes of the mass suicide of 900 people at the command of their leader, Jim Jones, in Jonestown, Guyana.

Requiem for a faith.
College Town, PA: Pennsylvania State University.
28 min., color.
The religion of Tibetan Lamaism, a variety of Buddhism, is shown, including an interview with the Dalai Lama.

Different paths: Shamanism, cults, and religion on demand.
Films for the Humanities & Sciences.
57 min., color.
Examines animism, shamanism, millenarianism, and astrology.

Cults.
Insight Media.
50 min., color.
Examines ancient and modern cults including the Greek cult of Dionysus, early Christianity, the Church of Satan, the People's Temple, the Branch Davidians, Heaven's Gate, and the millenial cults.

Popular religion: New Age.
Insight media.
60 min., color.
Examines key themes in popular religion, including universalism, illuminism, and millennialism.

Moonchild.
Insight Media.
49 min., color.
Examines the Moonies from an insider's perspective.