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Salvation and Suicide : An Interpretation of Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple, and Jonestown /

Re-issued in recognition of the 25th anniversary of the mass suicides at Jonestown, this revised edition of David Chidester's pathbreaking book features a new prologue that considers the meaning of the tragedy for a post-Waco, post-9/11 world. For Chidester, Jonestown recalls the American relig...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Chidester, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2003]
Edición:Revised edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple, and Jonestown
  • Perspectives on an event
  • The classification of persons
  • Orientation in space
  • Orientation in time
  • Salvation and suicide.