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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > global religion > movements and organizations > Order of the Solar Temple
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of religion > global religion > movements and organizations > Order of the Solar Temple

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Order of the Solar Temple  

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  • L'Ordre du Temple Solaire (OTS), “The Order of the Solar Temple,” is a generic title for a small, primarily European religious movement that consisted of groups with various names all led, directly or indirectly, by Jo Di Mambro (1924–1994). The Francophone apocalyptic new religion was founded in 1984 by Di Mambro and Luc Jouret (1947–1994). [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Solar Temple Order]

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