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In a recent book,<ref>[[:wikipedia:James R. Lewis (scholar)|Lewis, James R.]] ''Violence and New Religious Movements''. Oxford University Press, 2011. ISBN 0199735611.</ref> Helen Crovetto asserts that there is a "dramatic" number of correlations between [[Ananda Marga]] and [[:wikipedia:Mark Juergensmeyer|Mark Juergensmeyer's]] "description of [[#Religion|religious]] groups inclined toward [[:wikipedia:Terrorism|terrorism]]". Crovetto mentions here the imagery of "cosmic war" that appears in Sarkar's writings, and Crovetto repeatedly references language that seems to "satanize" opponents, for example, the term ''[[#Exploiters|demon in human form]]'' that is part of the terminology of neohumanism. After considerable analysis, Crovetto concludes that it is probably more appropriate to describe the followers of Sarkar as [[#revolutionary|''revolutionary'']] rather than ''terrorist''. As such, Crovetto classifies them as "revolutionary sociospiritual [[:wikipedia:Utopia|''utopians'']]". | In a recent book,<ref>[[:wikipedia:James R. Lewis (scholar)|Lewis, James R.]] ''Violence and New Religious Movements''. Oxford University Press, 2011. ISBN 0199735611.</ref> Helen Crovetto asserts that there is a "dramatic" number of correlations between [[Ananda Marga]] and [[:wikipedia:Mark Juergensmeyer|Mark Juergensmeyer's]] "description of [[#Religion|religious]] groups inclined toward [[:wikipedia:Terrorism|terrorism]]". Crovetto mentions here the imagery of "cosmic war" that appears in Sarkar's writings, and Crovetto repeatedly references language that seems to "satanize" opponents, for example, the term ''[[#Exploiters|demon in human form]]'' that is part of the terminology of neohumanism. After considerable analysis, Crovetto concludes that it is probably more appropriate to describe the followers of Sarkar as [[#revolutionary|''revolutionary'']] rather than ''terrorist''. As such, Crovetto classifies them as "revolutionary sociospiritual [[:wikipedia:Utopia|''utopians'']]". | ||
== References == | == References == | ||