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Peoples Temple and Jonestown in the Twenty-First Century (Paperback)
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Peoples Temple and Jonestown in the Twenty-First Century (Paperback)
Series: Elements in New Religious Movements
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Loot Price R534
Discovery Miles 5 340
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The new religious movement of Peoples Temple, begun in the 1950s,
came to a dramatic end with the mass murders and suicides that
occurred in Jonestown, Guyana, in 1978. This analysis presents the
historical context for understanding the Temple by focusing on the
ways that migrations from Indiana to California and finally to the
Cooperative Republic of Guyana shaped the life and thought of
Temple members. It closely examines the religious beliefs,
political philosophies, and economic commitments held by the group,
and it shifts the traditional focus on the leader and founder, Jim
Jones, to the individuals who made up the heart and soul of the
movement. It also investigates the paradoxical role that race and
racism played throughout the life of the Temple. The Element
concludes by considering the ways in which Peoples Temple and the
tragedy at Jonestown have entered the popular imagination and
captured international attention.
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