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Salvation and Suicide: An Interpretation of Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple, and Jonestown
David Chidester
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Description for Salvation and Suicide: An Interpretation of Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple, and Jonestown
paperback. 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. Series: Religion in North America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
Praise for the first edition:
"[This] ambitious and courageous book [is a] benchmark of theology by which questions about the meaningful history of the Peoples Temple may be measured." —Journal of the American Academy of Religion
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 religious commitment to redemptive sacrifice, which for Jim Jones meant saving his followers from the evils of capitalist society. "Jonestown is ancient ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Religion in North America
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253216328
SKU
V9780253216328
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About David Chidester
David Chidester is Chair of Religious Studies at the University of Cape Town and author or editor of 20 books, including American Sacred Space (IUP, 1995), edited with Edward T. Linenthal, and Christianity: A Global History.
Reviews for Salvation and Suicide: An Interpretation of Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple, and Jonestown
Praise for the first edition: "[This] ambitious and courageous book...offers an important benchmark of theology by which questions about the meaningful history of the Peoples Temple may be measured." Journal of the American Academy of Religion "Fascinating... Perhaps this book will bring a sense of humanity, and of respect, for the dreams and ambitions of the people who died [at ... Read more