Hearing Voices of Jonestown |
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| Author:
| Maaga, Mary McCormick |
| Series title: | Religion and Politics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8156-0515-7 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1998 |
| Publisher: | Syracuse University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $43.00 |
Book Description:
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When 900 followers of the People's Temple religious movement committed suicide in 1978, they left a legacy of suspicion and fear. This text puts human faces on the events, confronting theoretical religious questions in an attempt to reconcile how utopian ideals come to meet such misguided ends.
When 900 followers of the People's Temple religious movement committed suicide in 1978, they left a legacy of suspicion and fear. This text puts human faces on the events, confronting theoretical religious questions in an attempt to reconcile how utopian ideals come to meet such misguided ends.