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Mystics and Messiahs: Cults and New Religions in American History

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 | #1135332 in Books |  Philip Jenkins |  2001-11-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  5.80 x.80 x8.90l,.95 | File type: PDF | 304 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Great breadth, but sacrifices depth|By Peter J. Orvetti|Unlike most other books on the subject, Jenkins takes a much broader look at alternative religious movements in the United States. While groups like the People's Temple, Heaven's Gate, and the Branch Davidians can be found here, along with movements like I AM and ECKANKAR, Jenkins considers esoteric groups generally not di|From Publishers Weekly|Although the term "cult" has existed only for the last century, historian Jenkins argues that America has been peppered with new religions since Plymouth Rock. He identifies several particularly fertile periods of religious innovation in t

In Mystics and Messiahs--the first full account of cults and anti-cult scares in American history--Philip Jenkins shows that, contrary to popular belief, cults were by no means an invention of the 1960s. In fact, most of the frightening images and stereotypes surrounding fringe religious movements are traceable to the mid-nineteenth century when Mormons, Freemasons, and even Catholics were denounced for supposed ritualistic violence, fraud, and sexual depravity....

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Mystics and Messiahs: Cults and New Religions in American History   |  Philip Jenkins. Which are the reasons I like to read books. Great story by a great author.

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