Salvation And Suicide: An Interpretation Of Jim Jones, The Peoples Temple, And Jonestown

Features a prologue that considers the meaning of the tragedy for a post-Waco, post-9/11 world. This book recalls the American religious commitment to redemptive sacrifice, which for Jim Jones meant saving his followers from the evils of capitalist society.

• | By (Author): David Chidester
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• | Publisher: Indiana University Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 16, 2003
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 224 pages
• | Language: Not available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 025321632X
• | ISBN-13: 9780253216328