Understanding Jonestown and Peoples Temple
byRebecca Moore is professor emerita of religious studies at San Diego State University. She is reviews editor of Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions.
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Moore, Rebecca. Understanding Jonestown and Peoples Temple. Praeger, 2018. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440864803.
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Moore, Rebecca. Understanding Jonestown and Peoples Temple. Praeger, 2018. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440864803
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Moore, R. (2018). Understanding Jonestown and Peoples Temple. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440864803
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This in-depth investigation of Peoples Temple and its tragic end at Jonestown corrects sensationalized misunderstandings of the group and places its individual members within the broader context of religion in America.
• Demonstrates meticulous research by the author, a scholar who has a personal connection to the subject• Provides a comprehensive and balanced view of the entire history of Peoples Temple, with insight from families and the members themselves
• Includes a new preface that updates our understanding of events on the 40th anniversary of Jonestown
• Shows how Peoples Temple fits into the broader history of black religion in America
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Table of Contents
Understanding Jonestown and Peoples Temple
Author(s): Moore, Rebecca;Contributors: Moore, Rebecca;Abstract:This in-depth investigation of Peoples Temple and its tragic end at Jonestown corrects sensationalized misunderstandings of the group and places its individual members within the broader context of religion in America.
• Demonstrates meticulous research by the author, a scholar who has a personal connection to the subject• Provides a comprehensive and balanced view of the entire history of Peoples Temple, with insight from families and the members themselves
• Includes a new preface that updates our understanding of events on the 40th anniversary of Jonestown
• Shows how Peoples Temple fits into the broader history of black religion in America
SortTitle: understanding jonestown and peoples templeAuthor Info:Rebecca MooreauthorRebecca Moore is professor emerita of religious studies at San Diego State University. She is reviews editor of Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions.
eISBN-13: 9781440864803Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440864803.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440864797Imprint: PraegerPages: 200Publication Date: 20180731- Cover Cover11
- Title iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- Preface vii8
- Acknowledgments xiii14
- Author’s Note xv16
- Introduction: Framing the Subject 120
- Chapter 1: Beyond White Trash 928
- Chapter 2: California Dreamin’ 2241
- Chapter 3: The Promised Land 4160
- Chapter 4: Fighting Monsters 5776
- Chapter 5: The Abyss 7089
- Chapter 6: Preserving the Ultimate Concern 87106
- Chapter 7: Dehumanizing the Dead 103122
- Chapter 8: Jonestown Re-enters American Culture 119138
- Chapter 9: Making Meaning after Jonestown 134153
- Notes 147166
- Resources for Understanding Jonestown and Peoples Temple 161180
- Primary Sources 161180
- Government Documents (presented in chronological order) 162181
- Scholarly Resources 163182
- Psychological Analyses 166185
- General Resources 167186
- First-Person Accounts 168187
- Miscellaneous Resources 169188
- Literary Works Based on Peoples Temple and Jonestown 170189
- Websites of Interest 170189
- Index 173192
- About the Author 180199