Salvation and Suicide: An Interpretation of Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple, and Jonestown - Softcover
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Discusses Jim Jones' techniques, describes the world view of his followers, and offers a religious perspective on the mass suicide incident.
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From Publishers Weekly
Chidester uses theology to interpret the November 1978 mass murder-suicide of some 900 Jim Jones followers in Guyana, concluding that the Peoples Temple was a meaningful religious movement. (Sept.)no pw review.
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- PublisherIndiana University Press
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0253206901
- ISBN 13 9780253206909
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages208
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