Peoples Temple and Black religion in America

The Peoples Temple movement ended on November 18, 1978 in their utopianist community of Jonestown, Guyana, when more than 900 members died, most of whom took their own lives. Only a handful lived to tell their story. Little has been written about the Peoples Temple in the context of black religion i...

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Collaborateurs: Moore, Rebecca (Autre) ; Pinn, Anthony B. 1964- (Autre) ; Sawyer, Mary R. (Autre)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
Service de livraison Subito: Commander maintenant.
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Publié: Bloomington, IN Indiana University Press c2004
Dans:Année: 2004
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Jones, Jim 1931-1978 / Peoples Temple / USA / Noirs / Religion
Sujets non-standardisés:B Peoples Temple
B RELIGION ; Messianic Judaism
B Jones, Jim
B African American churches
B Jones, Jim 1931-1978
B Jones, Jim (1931-1978)
B Electronic books
B African Americans Religion
B History
B African American churches History
B African Americans ; Religion
B Recueil d'articles
Accès en ligne: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
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Résumé:The Peoples Temple movement ended on November 18, 1978 in their utopianist community of Jonestown, Guyana, when more than 900 members died, most of whom took their own lives. Only a handful lived to tell their story. Little has been written about the Peoples Temple in the context of black religion in America. Twenty-five years after the tragedy of Jonestown, scholars from various disciplines assess the impact of the Peoples Temple on the black religious experience
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
ISBN:0253110831